Trump told another source that he made Tillerson famous and had never shown proper gratitude after Trump gave him this “prestigious” job. “He can’t bring himself to defend me,” Trump told the source. “There’s no loyalty. He thought he was somebody [as CEO of Exxon], but I made him Secretary of State. There’s no more prestigious position than that and this is how he repays me.”
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We’re told Trump trusts his own instincts and counsel more than he did a year ago. So it’s getting harder to talk him out of acting on whims and grievances.
And with the departure announcements by aides who have had a moderating or restraining influence, he has ever fewer restraints and guardrails.
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