The longer Tillerson stays, the greater the long-term damage to the State Department. And to paraphrase Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, if the State Department gets ransacked, then the Pentagon will need to buy a lot more ammunition.

It still looks as though Tillerson will be around for a spell — which is a shame, because at this point almost anyone else would have a better chance at doing the job. And yes, that includes some guy who has the thing at The Post.

In Zengerle’s profile, Rex Tillerson comes across as a decent person with foreign policy preferences that are superior to the president. That does not matter anymore. He has alienated the White House, Congress, and the State Department. He has zero political instincts. Intentionally or not, he is eviscerating the diplomatic corps. He is in way over his head, and he needs to exit the stage as soon as possible.