SAYS NO PLAN TO RESIGN
Admin l Wednesday, October 04, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States – Secretary of State, Rex W. Tillerson today said he has never considered leaving his job as Secretary of State and consequently the Vice President has never had to persuade him to remain in his present position.
Tillerson who was speaking at a press conference, said he values the friendship and the counsel of the Vice President.
“I admire his leadership within President Trump’s administration to address the many important agendas of President Trump, both from a foreign policy perspective and a diplomatic – I’m sorry, a domestic objective”, he said.
He explained that while he is new in Washington, he has learned that there are some who try to sow dissension to advance their own agenda by tearing others apart in an effort to undermine President Trump’s own agenda.
” I do not and I will not operate that way, and the same applies to everyone on my team here at the State Department”, he said.
As for President Trump, he said. “he loves his country. He puts Americans and America first. He’s smart. He demands results wherever he goes, and he holds those around him accountable for whether they’ve done the job he’s asked them to do. Accountability is one of the bedrock values the President and I share”, he assured.
He also shared his obsession for now. “When I wake up in the morning, my first thoughts are about the safety of our citizens at home and abroad. There is no more important responsibility I carry with me than ensuring that Americans are safe. Providing for the security of the United States must be the number-one goal of our American foreign policy. President Trump and his administration will keep moving forward as one team with one mission: doing great things for the United States of America to make America great again”, he said.
