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8 |/ ?7 V+ h* x+ X3 z& y p Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cited an awkward encounter with President Donald Trump s son-in-law in a restaurant as an example of diplomacy being conducted behind his back when he was in the administration, according to a newly released transcript of a congressional hearing.Tillerson, who wasfired by Trump in March 2018, mentioned the story during a day of closed-door testimony before the House F salomon oreign Affairs Committee abou salomon t his rocky, 13-month tenure as secretary of state. He described his surprise to find that he happened to be dining in the same Washington restaurant while Jared Kushner and Mexic reebok an Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray had a private meal.The former top U.S. diplomat and CEO of ExxonMobil said he could see the color go out of the Mexican official s face when Tillerson greeted them at their table with a smile. And I said: I don t want to interrupt what y all are doing, Tillerson recalled for the committee. I said Give me a call next time you re coming to town. And I left it at that. The account from the transcript released Thursday suggests that Trump s top diplomat was in the dark as the new administration was grappling with major foreign policy issues. Trump had harsh words for his former top diplomat in December after Tillerson said in rare public remarks that the president was undisciplined and did not like to read briefing reports. Trump called him dumb as a rock in a tweet.Till |
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