Sanders on Trump Appointment: Very sad. Very dangerous. Mr. Tillerson must be opposed

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Bernie Sanders on Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State: ‘Very Sad, Very Dangerous’
Daniel S. Levine
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Bernie Sanders issued a stern response to President-elect Donald Trump‘s nomination of ExxonMoil Corporation CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. In his statement, Sanders said that Tillerson must be opposed and accused Trump of putting fossil fuel profits in front of the needs of the planet.

Sanders full statement reads:

Mr. Trump’s nomination of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state is sending a very troubling message of the international community. Not only is Mr. Tillerson a pal of Russia’s authoritarian leader, Vladimir Putin, but he is the head of one of the largest oil companies in the world. In this appointment, Mr. Trump is making it abundantly clear that the short-term profits of the fossil fuel industry are more important than climate change and the future of the planet. Very sad. Very dangerous. Mr. Tillerson must be opposed.

Tillerson, who has no prior government experience, must be confirmed by the Senate in order to become the U.S.’ top diplomat. There have already been two high-profile Republicans voicing concern about his nomination, including Marco Rubio and John McCain. However, these Senators focused on Tillerson’s friendship with Putin, not his views on climate change.

[Jean-Jacques Roussea]

1. Every single thing coming from Burnie's mouth is exactly the same these days

Sad, dangerous, regretful, worrying, inappropriate, distressing

Dude is just going through the whole thesaurus. It's not like we can do anything about this stuff anymore. The only denouncements that matter are the nonexistent ones from republicans. SSiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh

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[CentralMass]

3. I applaud Bernie for speaking out on this.