Tillerson Survives ‘Rexit’ Rumors, But Trump’s Only a Tweet Away
- Top U.S. diplomat forges ahead with a full agenda this year
- ‘There’s a reprieve that’s underway,’ Senator Corker Says
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson once seemed such a sure bet to leave the Trump administration that his inevitable departure had its own nickname -- “Rexit.”
Just two months later, Tillerson has racked up hard-fought victories over administration rivals such as United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and is pushing ahead with a heavy travel schedule and an agenda to confront North Korea’s nuclear program and counter drug-trafficking, among other priorities.