Heilemann: Tillerson’s Being Treated Like a Hood Ornament

‘He is being treated by a hood ornament’

GEIST: "He is new to government and he is learning as he goes. And according to reporting I have, he is talking to former secretaries of state and learning just how unusual his treatment is. He's saying, 'Were you invited to this kind of meeting X?' and then the former secretaries of state will say, 'Well, of course I was.'" 
HALPERIN: "'And I have been involved in planning it.'" 
GEIST: "'Were you sent here with this leader?' 'Of course I was.' So he is learning and learning how unusual his role is."
HEILEMANN: "He is being treated like a hood ornament."

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