Trump Showed Political Skills with Tillerson

Playbook: “For an outsider who often gets dumped on by the Washington establishment, Trump did a masterful job playing politics with the Tillerson nomination. By including Mitt Romney in the process, he basically neutered his biggest political rival. Trump’s decision to throw Sen. Bob Corker’s name into the mix also gave him buy-in from the chairman of the committee he needs to support Tillerson’s appointment. And, he got Rudy Giuliani, perhaps the biggest potential political wildcard, to step aside on his own terms.”