White House officials complaining they can't get through to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

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Washington Post via Raw Story
June 23, 2017


White House officials have complained they can't get through to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, whose chief of staff has closed off access to her boss.

The former Exxon Mobil chief executive has frustrated White House officials by surrounding himself with a tight circle of aides, led by his chief of staff, reported the Washington Post.

State Department chief of staff Margaret Peterlin has built a barrier around Tillerson, some Trump aides told the newspaper, and put herself - "and only her," one administration official sniffed - at the center of information and decision making in the diplomatic agency.

Peterlin has been limiting access to Tillerson, one outside advisor told the newspaper, which has forced White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and other top officials to "sneak around" or call the Secretary of State on his cell phone.

"It is stoved-piped," one senior administration official said.
"Calls aren't getting returned. It's that kind of crap."

More:
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/rex-tillerson-out-of-touch-with-the-white-house-calls-arent-getting-returned-that-kind-of-crap/

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1. This illustrates how weak Trump is

Trump has to go to the media to get his own SOS to go along with the grift. Sad.

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2. And he's turned over military decisions to the Sec of Defense. Everything else to Kushner

All he has to do is hold up signed EOs and golf.

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3. Easy. Ask Pootie to call. I bet his calls get returned.