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Originally Posted by kane
I think Trump is one of those guys who certain people will get along with great and other will be like oil and water. I have a feeling Tillerson was one of those oil and water guys. Like you say, the two didn't share a vision and it sounded like they butted heads. I also get the feeling Tillerson wasn't really excited by the job and he may have taken it because he felt he had to or he would look bad.
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Rex Tillerson took the Secretary of State job to fascilitate removing Russian sanctions so Exxon Mobil could complete their $3.2 billion deal with Russia in the Arctic.
In Febraury 2018 Exxon Mobil cancelled the deal because Tillerson couldn't get the sanctions removed. In March 2018 Tillerson was fired as Secretary of State.
Exxon Mobil Scraps a Russian Deal, Stymied by Sanctions
Putin isn't getting a lot of what he wanted from Trump as POTUS. I'm guessing Putin is going to start acting out soon.