[ April 19, 2024 ]
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is out of his depth. He has no idea what he is doing. And if he does, well that’s even worse. This baptism by fire, on the job training isn’t working. Who knows? Working for decades in the oil industry has made Tillerson used to kowtowing to Muslim world. Tillerson never had the resume for it. Foreign Service is a different kind of animal. Most get subsumed by the culture at State and the snakes in Foreign Service. Condi was consumed by them, and Kerry was completely and utterly out of his depth. They ate him for lunch (and were still hungry).
Amateur hour is over. Send in the cavalry. It’s time for a pro. It’s time for John Bolton.
State Dept. Blames Israel for Terrorism
State Dept. in ‘Open War’ With White House
Source: State Dept. ignoring White House edicts, going rogue on key issues
Washington Free Beacon, July 25, 2017:
Story continues below advertisementThe State Department under Secretary Rex Tillerson has been locked in a growing power struggle with the White House that has angered officials in the West Wing and sparked claims that the Trump administration’s top diplomatic organ is now in “open war” with the White House on a range of critical issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian impasse, Iran, the crisis with Qatar, and other matters, according to multiple sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about the situation.
The State Department is said to be in a state of “massive dysfunction,” with top officials working under Tillerson ignoring White House directives on critical staffing issues and key policy matters, according to multiple sources, including administration allies who are said to be increasingly frustrated with what is perceived as the White House’s inability to control its own federal agencies.
The tensions have fueled an outstanding power battle between the West Wing and State Department that has handicapped the administration and resulted in scores of open positions failing to be filled with Trump confidantes. This has allowed former Obama administration appointees still at the State Department to continue running the show and formulating policy, where they have increasingly clashed with the White House’s own agenda.
The latest flashpoint in this growing civil war is Israel, where a string of terror attacks has sidetracked the Trump administration’s nascent efforts to get the Israelis and Palestinian back to the negotiating table.
Just hours after a Palestinian terrorist murdered several Jewish civilians, the State Department told the Free Beacon that it is not clear what motivates such violent acts. The statement sparked anger within the administration and on Capitol Hill, where many viewed the State Department’s declaration as a sign the agency is openly rebelling against the White House.
“It’s no secret that the State Department is waging an open political war, which includes policy insubordination and press campaigns, against the Trump White House,” according to one veteran foreign policy analyst who regularly briefs the White House and Trump appointees in the State Department.
“Foggy Bottom is still run by the same people who designed and implemented Obama’s Middle East agenda,” the source said. “Tillerson was supposed to clean house, but he left half of them in place and he hid the other half in powerful positions all over the building. These are career staffers committed to preventing Trump from reversing what they created.”
One of the central points of contention between the White House and State Department has been a plethora of agency vacancies that have yet to be filled. The White House is said to have sent many lists of potential candidates for these jobs, but senior aides to Tillerson have ignored the White House and trashed these lists, according to multiple sources.
This has resulted in key State Department positions remaining unfilled, a situation that has only elevated the roles of former Obama administration officials who still work in the department.
“Those lists [of candidates] literally go nowhere,” according to one veteran Republican foreign policy operative familiar with the situation. “It’s like a sham process. And the reason is not because the White House isn’t behaving professionally. It’s because Tillerson isn’t professional at all.”
The situation has impacted morale within the administration and stoked further tensions between President Donald Trump and Tillerson, who has begun to hint that he will quit his post in the near future.
“This is demoralizing for Republicans, appalling in terms of professionalism, and just depressing for those who know you need a national security apparatus to get things done,” said the source.
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25 Comments
6 years ago
Mostly Obama holdovers – not following orders – many will be purged but it takes time. Obama had 8 years to fill that swamp. Tillerson will get through it or he will be replaced. The gloves are off now!
6 years ago
IN OTHER WORDS THE STATE DEPT. NEEDS A DE- NAZIFICATION PROGRAM ! Perhaps the MOSSAD could conduct the nazi moslem lovers to long drop off a cliff !!!!!
6 years ago
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Emmett
There probably aren’t many people in the State Department Tillerson can trust. There are several State Department Officials who should be hanging from ropes next to Hillary.
6 years ago
Reply to
Emmett
One technique used by organizational hatchet men is to advertise for top positions in the Organizations. A manager in the job will need to compete with other applicants to keep his own job. Many people won’t compete to keep their own job because they know they aren’t qualified.
6 years ago
tillerson is supposed to be an experienced diplomat, it does not look that way, fully expect to hear “Your fired” echoing in the halls of the Whit house soon. The senior levels of the state department are not where one learns the job. That was plainly and frequently demonstrated by the o’bimbo administration.
6 years ago
6 years ago
I agree totally. I never understood from the get-go why Trump appointed Tillerson. Trump has appointed disaster after disaster to key Cabinet posts. Tillerson, Mattis and McMaster are all apologists for islam. Fire them all and hire counter-jihadists to replace them.
6 years ago
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VLParker
Might as well as lyanryan to the list. He has publicly stated he wouldn’t stand with Trump, but there he is….behind closed doors with health care. What was wrong with health care before odamit and clinton got their hands in it. We raised 4 kids without insurance cause we couldn’t afford it. We paid our medical bills on our own, and I know there are many just like we were who paid what they owed. lyanryan wants to still ‘give’ money to insurance companies, not save us $$. Too bad the whole shebang doesn’t have to use odamitcare, like regular folks…..NOOOO, they get to
chose who they want and what they want.
6 years ago
All Pro-islam/jihadi bureaucrats must be removed if America has to be safer.
Or the Left/Liberal Pro-islam Loons who have infiltrated the admin will push the agenda just like the Pope turning christians to submit to Islam while christians getting slaughtered , raped , sold as sex slaves is overlooked http://tinyurl.com/ydy8fkhl
6 years ago
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Suresh
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6 years ago
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6 years ago
I still think John Bolton would have been a better choice for Sec. of State. Maybe he will get his chance if Sec. Tillerson decides to leave.
6 years ago
In my view, John Bolton would be the best choice for that job because he seems to be the kind of bloke who would relish the chance to put on his “kicking boots” and instigate his own “trail of tears” of displaced Obama snowflakes
slithering off into the sunset clutching their bruised vitals.
Now wouldn’t that be a sight to gladden the eye and delight the senses ?
I read somewhere Tillerson just wanted to retire and be with his grandchildren and not be S of S, Trumpy should free him.
6 years ago
TRUMP needs to get INTELLIGENT about this. He needs to put in PATRIOTS and stop listening to DEMONCRAPS to soothe them.
UCK them already! They had their 8 years with the useless and traitorous SODOMITE!! I don’t know why he did not appoint Gen. Flynn and John Bolton.
UCK what the Demoncraps think or say!!
6 years ago
good article. Tillerson, Sessions — who else needs to go? 7 months into his first term, President Trump is learning, as well. He has made mistakes. But he learns fast, and he knows how to make decisions.
6 years ago
His son-in-law should go back to New York and mind his own business. He has nothing to do with WH. Before he’ll get Trump in more trouble.
6 years ago
If this is true then we need a new Secretary of State NOW. Trump needs to clean the swamp in his own organisation too as he has imported traitors.If Kushner is as inexperienced as he appears to be he should go back to politics school. How can Trump seek advice from an amateur or amateurs?
6 years ago
What is wrong with mass firings at the State Department? Does everyone in the federal government have unlimited tenure and no accoutability to anyone?
I know people who have been fired from their federal civil service jobs and it was not that hard: Two counseling statements and you were fired for failure to improve even if you were past your one year probationary period where you can be fired without cause and without notice.
Senior Executive Service are even easier to fire since they are political appointees.
The US Office of Personnel Management is claiming that none of the Trump employees can get a security clearance. Trump has the right to waive the rules for a security clearance on his appointees. After all, Trump is the president and can make and cancel rules as he sees fit.
6 years ago
Yes it’s time for Bolton. Six months ago it was time for Bolton. Do it now.
6 years ago
DoS has been a hotbed of traitors and communists since the end of WW-2.
6 years ago
Trump got to get his ass to the State Dept. and fire Obama’s leftovers. This is the ultimate of insubordination.
6 years ago
IF the American People do NOT wake up and do exactly this then America is doomed for failure to abide by OUR Constitution! WE need at least 3 million ARMED people to demand that all of OUR Congress resigns, or we take them by force and take back our Country! AMERICA FIRST & ALWAYS!
6 years ago
John Bolton time.
