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Rational Security

The "Rex, Eat the Salad" Edition

Rational Security

The Lawfare Institute

Politics, Nationalsecurity, Government, Middleeast, News, Foreignpolicy

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Rex Tillerson is out at the State Department, and Mike Pompeo will leave CIA to take his place. The British government blames Russia for a brazen poisoning plot—but President Trump is not so sure. And Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee wrap up their Russia probe.

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0:00.0

This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.

0:11.0

So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.

0:15.0

Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply.

0:20.0

Check the Uber app.

0:30.0

Tomorrow, you know I've had you to dinner at my house on many occasions. I just want you to know I would never serve you a wilted Caesar salad. It's unimaginable that you would serve me a wilted Caesar salad?

0:33.4

I don't know why the Chinese chose to serve Wilted Caesar salad to Rex Tillerson and the

0:39.6

president and others who were there. If I did, however, I would also not command you to eat it.

0:45.3

Would you ever command me to eat? I don't think I would command you to eat anything.

0:48.8

I'm pretty sure I would never command anyone to eat anything. I think even if I had a child I wouldn't

0:53.5

command him to eat things that would be a very bad parent. Do you think

0:56.6

President Trump was instructing Rex Tillerson on the diplomatic protocol of

1:01.4

not refusing food from his Chinese hosts?

1:04.6

I think he doesn't really have much of an appreciation for diplomatic protocols, so I'm

1:08.6

going to go with no.

1:09.6

Okay, we also know that the president himself does not consume much greenery.

1:14.6

So why would he insist that Rex eat his salad?

1:17.2

Maybe he wanted to see if it was poisoned.

1:20.0

Maybe he just wanted to make Rexseed the salad. You know what?

1:23.7

I think that's it.

1:24.7

Yeah.

1:25.7

What a guy.

1:27.7

He wanted to make sure he had his vitamins,

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