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[btrboyev]

A CEO? What qualitfications does this guy have? Good lord.

 

[ReAxion]

whoever gets it is also going to suck but a nice F you to this particular individual.

 

[Mikef2000]

An oil guy at State? Man, we're going to the gutter.

Not just an oil guy, one that is very close with Putin and stands to gain a lot from lifting the sanctions US has on Russia.

 

[tearsintherain]

A CEO? What qualitfications does this guy have? Good lord.

he's got a boat

and DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY

 

[exmachina64]

A CEO? What qualitfications does this guy have? Good lord.

He's a wealthy CEO, he's the most qualified for the job.

 

[reckless]

Nice, gets to join Christie and be forgotten about.

 

[Frozenprince]

I love how he's appointing all his corporate friends into positions of SUPREME POWER in the federal government.

But will then turn around once he's sworn in and do a song and dance for the people these very corporations shit on.

 

[thecouncil]

Rudy wasn't wealthy enough. Didn't qualify.

 

[Xe4]

Do you think Trump just didn't answer his phone calls? Like, did he send Giuliani straight to voicemail?
"Yeah, Donald, this is Rudy again, I called earlier. Hey, I wanted to talk with you about the SoS position. Call me back, okay?"

I bet he told him via text. XD

I love how he's appointing all his corporate friends into positions of SUPREME POWER in the federal government.

But will then turn around once he's sworn in and do a song and dance for the people these very corporations shit on.

Trump reminds me a lot of Harding with his cabinet choices, actually. Bet there's going to be a fuckton of scandals uncovered during or after his presidency.

 

[Nibiru]

Oh great: Rex Tillerson, a Candidate for Secretary of State, Has Ties to Vladimir Putin

He's CEO of Exxon of course he has ties to one of the worlds largest oil nations.

I don't like the pick though I like Corker.

 

[Steel]

I think the worst news is that Romney isn't on the shortlist anymore.

 

[fallengorn]

I'd like to be a fly on the wall when Ghouliani was told.

 

[BowieZ]

Best news of the year.

 

[Maxim726X]

Has a fucking CEO ever been given Secretary of State?

Fuck man.

 

[Jarmel]

Almost the entire cabinet is going to be made of CEOs.

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

Richest cabinet net worth in history lol

 

[RedAssedApe]

you're fired

swamp has been drained...of non-1% people

 

[Gnome Scat]

C'mon Mittens you can make it

 

[Maxim726X]

Richest cabinet net worth in history lol

That's an understatement.

I imagine you would have to combine the wealth of the last dozen cabinets to approach this one.

 

[Loudninja]

lol

 

[Hyperactivity]

Holy shit another businessman for cabinet? Seriously?!

 

[Gentleman Jack]

They have someone far worse in mind.

The only sensible expectation.

 

[KingBroly]

Almost the entire cabinet is going to be made of CEOs.

And Generals. He's got 3 Generals so far.


Like I said, at this point it's going to be Romney.

 

[Emerson]

I think the worst news is that Romney isn't on the shortlist anymore.

Yeah according to one person. Every other source still says Romney is in consideration and the Trump team according to the WSJ put Romney ahead of this Exxon CEO anyway.

 

[kevin1025]

That's a real shame. Nosferatu had a 9 on the evil scale. I guess we'll have to accept an 8 instead.

 

[QuiteWhittle]

So many CEOs and billionaires. The corruption probes into this administration 5 to 10 years from now will be something else.

 

[Escape Goat]

All that ass kissing and he gets nothing.

 

[exmachina64]

Holy shit another businessman for cabinet? Seriously?!

Why are you surprised?

 

[RinsFury]

So many CEOs and billionaires. The corruption probes into this administration 5 to 10 years from now will be something else.

He'll just pardon everyone before he leaves office.

 

[Saganator]

That Exxon guy has been business buddies with Putin for a while. Sweet.

Has Romney been ruled out? Never thought I'd say this but I really hope Romney gets the Secretary of State job.

 

[Revolver]

Almost the entire cabinet is going to be made of CEOs.

He's shaking up Washington by skipping lobbyists and going straight to the source.

 

[Apathy]

Exxon Mobile ceo on the list as a potential candidate for SoS. You can't make this shit up people. This is just garbage fire clown fiesta on a loop.

 

[Netherscourge]

He should just nominate Vladimir Putin.

He's pretty much going to dictate US foreign policy for the next 4 years anyway.

Why even bother with a puppet filter? Just put the man himself in direct control.

 

[Log4Girlz]

We're fracking the swamp

 

[Balphon]

Yess! Eat shit mother fucker. I'm so glad.

That just leaves Romney, Corker, Patreus, Manchin (please don't take the spot, Manchin), and... the CEO of Exxon.

(Please be Romney or Corker, please be Romney or Corker, please be Romney or Corker)

Petraeus wouldn't be terrible, though the astounding hypocrisy displayed by even considering him is amusing.

 

[Host Samurai]

I'd rather have Rudolph than the Exxon guy tbh. Why not Romney?

 

[The Silver]

Yay more CEOs, Trump getting rid of the middle man, he's so honest, now we can get fucked directly.

 

[andythinkpad]

He should just nominate Vladimir Putin.

He's pretty much going to dictate US foreign policy for the next 4 years anyway.

Why even bother with a puppet filter? Just put the man himself in direct control.

Just give Putin an honorary citizenship.

And a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Assange.

 

[Nibiru]

I'd rather have Rudolph than the Exxon guy tbh. Why not Romney?

Just watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xd3kr-QpeM

I think a lot of people have forgotten just how vitriolic it was.

 

[Apathy]

Yay more CEOs, Trump getting rid of the middle man, he's so honest, now we can get fucked directly.

"Hes a normal blue collar billionaire, he will fight for our rights, hes not bought by wallstreet like every other politician, hes an outsider"

 

[Rebel Leader]

That's an understatement.

I imagine you would have to combine the wealth of the last dozen cabinets to approach this one.

George Bush whole cabinet was a roughly $250 million that is just 1/10 of one of trump cabinet positions

 

[FStop7]

Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie are the two biggest marks in the history of American politics. Fucking rubes got played by a scamster with a bad hairpiece.

 

[Plinko]

I'm going to be quite honest--I'd probably rather have Giuliani than the CEO of Exxon. Giuliani at least has political experience.

 

[btrboyev]

I'm going to be quite honest--I'd probably rather have Giuliani than the CEO of Exxon. Giuliani at least has political experience.

You don't know what you are saying.

 

[MIMIC]

I figured that Trump would try to run the United States like a business. It's all he knows.

 

[Stumpokapow]

He doesn't have the temperament, he doesn't have the experience (being the mayor of a city, even a big one, is not foreign policy), and he has bad policy ideas. He brings absolutely nothing to the table. And he's personally scandal-ridden. It's hard to imagine a worse candidate for the position. I would pick a literal random Trump voter over Giuliani as SoS.

 

[Plinko]

You don't know what you are saying.

I do, actually. The CEO of a major energy company having to deal with numerous nations that supply/import our energy is a massive conflict of interest and, at an extreme, dangerous.

 

[bggrthnjsus]

the christie and giuliani schadenfreude is almost worth the price of the rest of the election outcome

 

[tedrotheredro]

I'm going to be quite honest--I'd probably rather have Giuliani than the CEO of Exxon. Giuliani at least has political experience.

Dude, I don't know. Have you seen Giuliani's eyes recently? Like a man possessed.

I'd rather we go broke or suffer 10 foot coastal tides than have a madman catapult us into nuclear war.

I dunno, it's all bad, wtf am I saying.

 

[Drazgul]

They have someone far worse in mind.