This is Bill Press and Friends on the district productive network.

Okay, so it's official now.

We have had days of speculation about who Donald Trump's Secretary of State will be,

and not only has he so far crowded his cabinet with billionaires,

some of whom are measly millionaires,

but a lot of Wall Street figures after running a campaign saying he would drain the swamp,

but also now we have confirmation from Donald Trump's transition team that he will nominate Rex Tillerson,

who, surprise, surprise has, as part of his business dealings around the world as the CEO of ExxonMobil,

has a longstanding relationship with Russia

and Vladimir Putin.

There's an interesting thing going on here, right?

Because you've got like some okay picks, right?

Some picks that would like under any other Republican president.

Elaine Chow is a transportation secretary. We might not love Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. I certainly... That one might be a little more... Well, I mean, he's a senator and he's been serving for a long longer... Look, look, I hate Jeff Sessions. I am horrified that he's going to run the... that he's going to be Attorney General, but Ted Cruz could have easily put him in there, right?

Sure.

I mean, a lot of Republicans could have put him in there.

Right.

So that's not a crazy pick, I don't think. I don't love it, but I don't think it's a crazy pick. You know, Rick Perry had the energy. Rick Perry is highly competent man. Right. He was a governor of Texas. And obviously if you're talking about energy... He and I don't disagree.

He and I both apparently do a lot of drugs.

But he don't disagree. He and I both apparently do a lot of drugs.

But he don't agree on everything.

But he's a perfectly competent person to run a cabinet position.

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