As one diplomat who has met frequently with Mr. Tillerson since he took office noted recently, “Rex clearly agrees with that. He just won’t say it.”(A senior State Department official said Mr. Tillerson did say it, to Mr. Trump, over dinner a little more than a week ago.) Advertisement Continue reading the main storySo why is the man many in the State Department call T. Rex so quiet? Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe second is that he is waiting for the battles at the White House to burn out. Mr. Tillerson, in a sign of progress, has already exceeded that figure this year.

Source: New York Times March 11, 2017 17:48 UTC