- Title: Tillerson says he has 'good relationship' with Trump
- Date: 1st August 2017
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 1, 2017) (STATE TV) SECRETARY OF STATE REX TILLERSON WALKING UP TO LECTERN JOURNALIST (SOUNDBITE) (English) SECRETARY OF STATE REX TILLERSON SAYING: "With respect to my relationship with the president, it's good. The president has repeatedly expressed his confidence in me. We have a good relationship. I talk to him just about every day. I see him several times a week. He calls me late at night on the weekends when something comes into his head and he wants to talk. He may call me at any moment at any time, but it is a very open relationship and it's one in which I feel quite comfortable telling him my views. And he and I have differences of views on things like JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) and how we should use it. We have differences of -- but I think if we're not having those differences I'm not sure I'm serving him." JOURNALIST TILLERSON LEAVING
- Embargoed: 15th August 2017 21:45
- Keywords: Trump Tillerson phone call
- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016SBTM4N
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- Story Text: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters on Tuesday (August 1) he had a "good relationship" with U.S. President Trump despite differences of opinion.
"I see him several times a week. He calls me late at night on the weekends when something comes into his head and he wants to talk," Tillerson said, with a grin.
Several news articles reported, last month, that Tillerson was considering leaving his post.
The speculation over Tillerson's remaining in Trump's cabinet came after days of Trump publicly attacking Attorney General Jeff Sessions. - Copyright Holder: STATE DEPARTMENT TV
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