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http://cicilline.house.gov/press-release/cicilline-slams-trump%E2%80%99s-selection-exxon-ceo-run-state-department	Cicilline Slams Trumps Selection of Exxon CEO to Run State Department	2016-12-13	2016	2016-12	Democrat	House	RI	David Cicilline	C001084	cicilline.house.gov			legacy	PAWTUCKET – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement today on President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex W. Tillerson to serve as Secretary of State: “Once again, Donald Trump is revealing that his campaign for the presidency was nothing more than a long con of the American people. Rather than ‘draining the swamp,’ he is stocking his Cabinet with the same Wall Street billionaires and wealthy special interests he condemned over the last two years.” “What’s worse is that, just days after it was revealed that Russian intelligence operatives are apparently still in possession of stolen Republican campaign emails, President-elect Trump has selected a Secretary of State with deep ties to Vladimir Putin’s regime and zero foreign policy experience.” “Rex Tillerson advanced Exxon business interests in Russia, he opposed President Obama’s sanctions after Russia invaded Crimea, and Putin personally awarded him one of Russia’s highest honors for foreigners – the Order of Friendship.” “We are in uncharted waters. The American people have a right to be deeply concerned about potential Russian influence over the decision-making of the incoming administration.”	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z