REX TILLERSON/TRUMP PEOPLE: “His [Donald Trump’s] understanding of global events, his understanding of global history, his understanding of U.S. history was really limited. It’s really hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t even understand the concept for why we’re talking about this…
If I could put a photo or a picture in front of him or a map or a piece of paper that had two big bullet points on it, he would focus on that, and I could build on that. Just sitting and trying to have a conversation as you and I are having just doesn’t work…
With Putin, we didn’t get anything done. We’re nowhere with China on national security. We’re in a worse place today than we were before he came in, and I didn’t think that was possible.”
-Rex Tillerson in an interview with Kelly Bjorklund, “‘We’re in a Worse Place Today Than We Were Before He Came In,'” foreignpolicy.com, Jan. 11, 2021