Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is defending Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of state, amid concerns about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Clearly the CEO of any U.S. company that does business around the world is going to want to be on friendly relationships with the leaders and governments of those countries where they do business,” Gates told NBC’s Chuck Todd in an interview that aired Sunday.
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