Tag Archives: Rex Tillerson
Blaming the Victim, Talking to N. Korea
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Blame the Victim: After an opening shot first thing in the morning, President Trump yesterday pressed his attack against the news media, the mayor of San Juan, and basically all of Puerto Rico in an effort to defend the stumbling …
National Monuments, Bench Clearing
Friday, August 25, 2017
Opening for Business: Portions of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, as well as three other national monuments, would be opened to mining and drilling under a proposal submitted to President Trump by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. It’s a …
Fire and Not So Furious, Finger Pointing
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Fire and Fury: Some senior American officials are trying to play down President Trump’s inflammatory remarks about North Korea. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he sees no reason to believe war with North Korea is imminent. “I think Americans …
US Missiles Hit Syria, Repubs Go Nuclear
Friday, April 7, 2017
Thin Red Line: The US fired volleys of missiles at targets in Syria in response to dictator Bashar al-Assad’s use of nerve gas in his country’s civil war. Military officials said they fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles aimed at destroying …
Trump Threatens New Immigration Order
Saturday, February 11, 2017
— Park City, UT Now Fear This: While his travel and immigration ban is mired in court, President Trump says he’s going to sign a new national security order designed to prevent terrorists from entering the country, possibly as soon as …
No Free Speech at Berkeley, New Rules
Thursday, February 2, 2017
What Would Mario Say?: The University of California Berkeley had an anti-free speech movement last night. About 1500 protesters gathered to object to the scheduled speech by an editor of the right-wing and racists Breitbart News. Some of the protesters pushed …
Trump Claims Vote Fraud, Exits Trade Pact
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Get Over It: The Washington Post reports that during a meeting with congressional leaders yesterday Trump spent about 10 minutes talking about his campaign and how three to five million illegal voters cost him the popular vote. There is no …
Berate the Press, Repeal Begins
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Berate the Press: So much about Trump. In his first press conference since July 27th, President-elect Donald Trump said that to avoid conflicts between his business and government he would turn over his holdings to a trust run by his …
Exxon Boss Named, F-35 in Crosshairs
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Dealmaker: President-elect Trump has named Rex Tillerson, the chief of Exxon Mobil, to be Secretary of State. He has no government or foreign policy experience other than doing business overseas, but appears to be friendly with Russian President Vladimir Putin. …
Exxon Boss for State, Republicans in a Bind
Sunday, December 11, 2016
In Transition: Rex Tillerson, the chief of Exxon Mobil who’s had extensive dealings with Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, is expected to be named Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of State. Trump aides have signaled that Tillerson is the …
