Secretary Tillerson recently gave an interview in which he stated the real reason he accepted his position in the Trump administration.
Tillerson describes his interaction with Trump:
“When he asked me at the end of that conversation to be secretary of state, I was stunned,” Tillerson confessed. The former CEO of Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest oil explorer, said he had planned to retire from business in March of this year and “go to the ranch to be with my grandkids.” Yet, when he got home from that fateful meeting and told his wife Renda St. Clair about the offer, she said, “I told you God’s not through with you.”
Now, nearly two months on the job, Tillerson, who will be 65 this upcoming Thursday, says Renda did the right thing.
“My wife convinced me. She was right. I’m supposed to do this,” the secretary of state said.
While Tillerson’s nomination first received opposition, the Senate approved Tillerson for secretary of state early this year. His critics cited that the oil executive had no government or diplomatic experience, had business ties with Russia (which he established during his time at Exxon Mobil), and also raised allegations that had tried to hide the effects of climate change while the company’s CEO.
Very few men receive the call to serve their country. And when Lady Liberty comes knocking, it takes a real man to answer (sometimes with the help of a real lady to guide him).