CONFIRMED: Rex Tillerson Passes up Richard Grenell for NATO Post, Awards Instead to #NeverTrumper Kay Bailey Hutchison
Lucian Wintrich
TheGatewayPundit.com
May 5th, 2017
Former diplomat Richard Grenell, an early supporter of now-President Donald J. Trump, was cast aside by Rex Tillerson for a major NATO post; instead, the position was awarded to one of the leading voices in the #NeverTrump movement, Kay Bailey Hutchison. Highly qualified, Richard Grenell, was the former spokesperson for the US ambassador to the United Nations.
Richard Grenell was also the longest serving US spokesman at the United Nations. He is a FOX News Foreign Policy contributor. Richard is pro-life and pro-Second Amendment. Grenell joined the Trump campaign trail early helping, before many others, shape policy issues. Based on his background, resume, and involvement with the campaign, Grenell was reportedly offered the NATO post in January of this year.
Kay Bailey Hutchison served in the US Senate for close to 20 years, in 2012 she ran for governor (and lost) against Rick Perry. Former Gov. Rick Perry is now leading the Department of Energy. If confirmed by the Senate (which is more than likely), Hutchison will replace Earle D. Litzenberger, who is currently serving as the acting permanent representative to NATO. Hutchison refused to go the RNC (Republican National Convention) in Cleveland, giving her NATO is problematic, essentially awarding her for standing in opposition to the president is troublesome. Tillerson was a longtime donor to Hutchison’s campaigns.
Tillerson’s move to appoint another #NeverTrumper is not his first. Tillerson also appointed Brian Hook, another #NeverTrumper, to the State Department. Hook is now blocking members of the Trump campaign and Trump loyalists from getting prominent roles in the current Trump Administration.
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