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Report: Tillerson Accused WH of Leaking Damaging Info About Him

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The secretary of state also allegedly “blew up” at a top White House staffer.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly believes that the White House has been leaking damaging information about him, and made his frustrations known during a West Wing meeting last week. According to Politico, Tillerson raised his voice at Johnny DeStefano, who runs the presidential personnel office, for allegedly knocking down State Department nominees. Politico reported that Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and top adviser Jared Kushner were in the room when the incident occurred. Kushner reportedly spoke with Tillerson’s chief of staff, Margaret Peterlin, after the episode to voice his displeasure.

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