Washington – Trump Aide Says Tillerson’s Role Is Diplomatic, Not Military

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    U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson walks with Malaysia's Deputy Foreign Minister Reezal Merican as he arrives at Royal Malaysian Air Force base in Subang, Malaysia August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng SinWashington – A deputy assistant to President Donald Trump has dismissed statements by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson regarding a military response to North Korea as “simply nonsensical.” He says Tillerson was stepping beyond his administration role as the nation’s top diplomat.

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    The remarks by Trump aide Sebastian Gorka to the BBC came after media criticism that the Trump administration — the president as well as Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis — had offered mixed messages as tension rose over North Korea’s nuclear program.

    While Trump on Tuesday warned North Korea not to threaten the U.S. and spoke of meeting the North with “fire and fury like the world has never seen,” Tillerson on Wednesday played down those comments.

     

     


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    Buchwalter
    Buchwalter
    6 years ago

    this is a clear indication of the malfunction of trump

    Buchwalter
    Buchwalter
    6 years ago

    this is madness

    6 years ago

    This is what happens when party primaries are open and when most Americans don’t vote.

    In a truly ironic way, it’s the fault of the liberals who made someone like Trump a legitimate member of society: an amoral non-church-going divorcee casino-operator ‘modeling-agency’ operator hustler television actor sexual predator with multiple bankruptcies, longstanding ties to organized crime and foreign interests bald-faced liar (what have I left out?).

    You liberals did want to make such people legitimate members of society, didn’t you? I listed about a dozen things that would have disqualified him outright for any honest conservative.

    yonasonw
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    yonasonw
    6 years ago

    Consider the source.

    This is the Wikipedia entry on Gorka – read it to the last sentence:

    “Sebastian Lukács Gorka (Hungarian: Gorka Sebestyén Lukács; born October 22, 1970[1]) is a Hungarian-American military and intelligence analyst who works for the National Security Advisor. As of January 2017, he serves as a deputy assistant to President of the United States Donald Trump. Gorka was born in the United Kingdom to Hungarian parents, lived in Hungary from 1992 to 2008, and in 2012 became a naturalized American citizen.

    “Gorka has written for a variety of publications and is generally considered politically conservative.

    “Various national security scholars in academic and policymaking circles have characterized Gorka as fringe. Some critics have challenged his academic credentials, his views on Islam and radicalization—as well as his motives for identifying with the Order of Vitéz or supporting the EU-banned anti-Roma and anti-semitic Hungarian Guard.”

    afzaw
    afzaw
    6 years ago

    Gorka has the same level of expertise in International Affairs as Bannon. He is a ignorant political hack.