Tillerson Three Days After Firing: 'I Will Continue To Pray For Our Country'
Source: Talking Points Memo/AP
By MATTHEW LEE | March 16, 2018 1:23 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) Fired top diplomat Rex Tillerson says hes praying for America.
Tillerson, in a message sent to U.S. embassies and consulates three days after President Donald Trump ousted him, also told American diplomats he was proud of them and would be cheering for their success.
Know that I will continue to pray for our country, our leaders, and your efforts to make this world a better place than we found it, Tillerson said Friday in the message, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. He urged the diplomatic corps to continue to exhibit the leadership qualities for which you are distinguished as they prepare for new leadership.
Tillerson, whom Trump unceremoniously fired Tuesday, did not mention the president or his designated successor, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, in the message. But he said the State Department was in good hands with its interim chief, Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan.
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OnDoutside
(19,988 posts)djacq
(1,634 posts)jrthin
(4,843 posts)Wecome to DU.
Gore1FL
(21,183 posts)errant boy
(69 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Welcome to the world the rest of us have been living in, Rex. I would invite you to find out what those thoughts and prayers are actually worth to all of us, but you've already feathered your nest, so you probably don't give a shit.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,021 posts)which I don't think will happen. What he really ought to do is spill the beans. All of them. That would be much more useful than thoughts and prayers.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)niyad
(113,995 posts)have been doing?
I hear that confession and contrition are good for the soul (assuming you have one)
C_U_L8R
(45,047 posts)The world doesn't need your useless prayers, Rex...
it needs you to testify and tell the truth
dalton99a
(81,708 posts)Call Mueller
Freethinker65
(10,118 posts)awesomerwb1
(4,270 posts)have been working so well a**wipe?
You're already tainted. F you.
DFW
(54,527 posts)Thoughts and prayers from prominent Republicans have helped out so incredibly much recently
SoCalMusicLover
(3,194 posts)Where is my bulletproof vest? We are so fucked.
SergeStorms
(19,208 posts)shit in the other, and see which one fills up first. Another "thoughts and prayers" Republican. We need ACTION Rex, not more useless platitudes. If you know something incriminating about Trump, say something, preferably to Mueller.
"Thoughts and prayers".