Der von U.S.-PrĂ€sident Donald Trump im MĂ€rz 2018 als AuĂenminister entlassene Rex Tillerson gab vor zwei Tagen in der Harvard UniversitĂ€t im Rahmen einer hochrangigen GesprĂ€chsrunde „erhellende“ Einblicke. Es ging um die Manipulationen der U.S.-AuĂenpolitik durch die immer noch im Amt befindliche extrem rechte Netanyahu-Regierung in Israel.
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Early on, it was âpretty evidentâ to him that much of the department was outmoded, from management practices and some of the systems to IT, and there was no clear delegation of authority, as he was used to in the private sector, so he had a hard time understanding âhow decisions are made, whoâs got authority to make what decisions and whoâs accountable,â he said.
Former Secretary Rex Tillerson was insightful and illuminating about the Trump Administration and U.S. foreign policy in our interview with him at Harvard @Kennedy_School.
Netanyahu ‚Played Trump Using Misinformation‘ Several Times, Says Tillerson
„We later exposed it to the president so he understood, âYouâve been played,ââ said Tillerson. âIt bothers me that an ally thatâs that close and important to us would do that to us.â
Tillerson criticized Trump for preferring the advice of political figures outside of his administration when it came to Israel, over the assessments of his own senior cabinet members.
Tillerson: Netanyahu, Israelis ‚played‘ Trump
„They did that with the president on a couple of occasions, to persuade him that âWeâre the good guys, theyâre the bad guys,â“ Tillerson said, according to the Harvard Gazette. „We later exposed it to the president so he understood, âYouâve been played.ââ
He cautioned that skepticism is necessary when dealing with Netanyahu, whom Tillerson called „a bit Machiavellian.“
Former Bush Mideast Adviser named U.S. special envoy for Venezuela
During the 2016 Republican primary, he opposed the nomination of Donald Trump, and stated that Trump wasnât worthy of leading the party of Reagan and Abraham Lincoln. These statements led Trump to veto an attempt by the previous Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to appoint Abrams to a senior State Department position in 2017.