Top State Department Officals Resign And Mexican President Cancels Trump Meeting

Top State Department Officals Resign And Mexican President Cancels Trump Meeting

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The entire senior staff of the State Department handed in their resignations Wednesday, before President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson assumes office. Reports vary as to whether the resignations were forced or voluntary.

We discuss the resignations, and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s announcement that he will not attend a scheduled meeting with President Trump, with Steve Clemons, Washington editor-at-large for The Atlantic and national security contributor to MSNBC.