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Tillerson faces conservative ire over gay Boy Scout, abortion support

By Paul Bedard
Published December 13, 2016 5:15pm ET
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Tillerson faces conservative ire over gay Boy Scout, abortion support
Rex Tillerson, President and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation makes a brief comment as his wife Renda, looks on after Tillerson was recognized by the Boy Scouts of America, Circle Ten Council during the Friends of Scouting Banquet Thursday, March 3, 2011, in Dallas. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, a former eagle scout, was the keynote speaker at the event that raised $1 million. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) | Tony Gutierrez

Already facing concerns about his and his company’s ties to Russia, Secretary of State-nominee Rex Tillerson is also coming under fire from family groups opposed to his support for Planned Parenthood and gays in the Boy Scouts.

In his latest newsletter to supporters, for example, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said that the Exxon Mobil chief picked by President-elect Trump Tuesday to run State has backed several leftist issues.

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