Senate Democrats used the confirmation hearing for secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson on Wednesday to press him on how he will deal with Russia, and to air concerns about Tillerson’s and President-elect Donald Trump’s ties to the Kremlin.Tillerson, in return, said the U.S. must be “clear-eyed” to the danger Russia poses to America and its allies, but he couched his criticism of Moscow by saying there are areas where they could partner with Washington.The hearing took place as Trump, using Twitter, lashed out against reports that Russia had gathered salacious, damaging material about him, a summary of which U.S. …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
