Is There Trouble Within The Trump Administration?

The American people interpreted the posts very diversely. However, Nicholas Burns who served as George W. Bush’s undersecretary of state for political affairs stated the following about President Trump’s aforementioned tweets:

“This was a direct public, I thought, repudiation of what Tillerson said. It feeds the perception that Tillerson does not have a trusting relationship with the President, and that’s very harmful.”

No one in the White House has confirmed that an untrusting relationship exists between President Trump and Secretary of State Tillerson.

Additional Speculations

At this time, there are no definitive certainties regarding the relationship between the President and Secretary of State. NBC alleges that Pence spoke to Tillerson, requesting him to respect President Trump publically and handle disagreements privately. The Vice President also allegedly asked Tillerson to work with others within the Trump administration.

Moreover, sources in contact with NBC claim the President and Secretary of State hold opposing views on foreign policy, especially regarding Qatar and Iran. According to unnamed sources, Tillerson’s neutral remarks about the President’s Charlottesville statements engendered further tension between the two men.