The Hill reports:
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his nominee for secretary of State, NBC News reported Saturday. Tillerson had reportedly jumped to the front of the pack of candidates in recent days, despite not being mentioned on shortlists as recently as last week. Critics have already called into question Tillerson’s ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Tillerson/Exxon have clear Russia ties/interests. Striking this Sec of State news is coming less than 24hrs after bombshell Russia news
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) December 10, 2016
#Putin orders @realDonaldTrump to pick Putin's good friend Rex #Tillerson as #SecretaryOfState to speed up removal of #sanctions pic.twitter.com/CztsNMMhN8
— Sputnik (@Sputnik_Not) December 10, 2016