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Rex Tillerson

Rex Tillerson

Rex Tillerson is the former CEO of Exxon Mobil. On Feb. 1, 2017, he was sworn in as President Donald Trump's secretary of state. On March 13, 2018, Trump fired Tillerson and replaced him with CIA director Mike Pompeo.

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Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson
stated on October 15, 2017 a CNN "State of the Union" interview
"The president early on called on NATO member countries to step up their contributions ... and as a result of that countries have stepped up contributions toward their own defense."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • October 15, 2017
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson
stated on April 28, 2017 comments to the UN Security Council
"China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade."
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By John Kruzel • May 1, 2017
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson
stated on January 11, 2017 a Senate confirmation hearing
"I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions.  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2017
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Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 31, 2017 a speech
Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere."    
Mostly False
February 10, 2017
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on January 27, 2017 a tweet
Says Rex "Tillerson won't divest from Exxon."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • January 27, 2017
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