Trump Names Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Exxon Mobil chief executive Rex Tillerson as secretary of state.  Democrats and some Republicans, including South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, have expressed concern about Tillerson’s close ties with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.  We’ll look at Tillerson’s record, his likelihood of confirmation, and what his selection signals about a Trump foreign policy.

GUESTS

Margaret Talev, White House correspondent, Bloomberg
Jim Geraghty, senior political correspondent, National Review
Antonia Juhasz, investigative journalist; author, “The Tyranny of Oil” and “Black Tide”
Emma Ashford, research fellow, Cato Institute