Bill Richardson: I would have gone with Giuliani over Tillerson

Published January 15, 2017 8:03pm ET



Former American ambassador to the United Nations and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson would rather have former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani be President-elect Trump’s secretary of state than Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson.

Speaking on John Catsimatidis’ radio show in New York, Richardson said Giuliani is known as a dealmaker and Tillerson’s history with Russia is problematic.

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