State Dept. in ‘Open War’ With White House - Obama Operatives Still Running Show

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July 25, 2017

Source: State Dept. ignoring White House edicts, going rogue on key issues

The State Department under Secretary Rex Tillerson has been locked in a growing power struggle with the White House that has angered officials in the West Wing and sparked claims that the Trump administration's top diplomatic organ is now in "open war" with the White House on a range of critical issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian impasse, Iran, the crisis with Qatar, and other matters, according to multiple sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about the situation.

The State Department is said to be in a state of "massive dysfunction," with top officials working under Tillerson ignoring White House directives on critical staffing issues and key policy matters, according to multiple sources, including administration allies who are said to be increasingly frustrated with what is perceived as the White House's inability to control its own federal agencies.

The tensions have fueled an outstanding power battle between the West Wing and State Department that has handicapped the administration and resulted in scores of open positions failing to be filled with Trump confidantes. This has allowed former Obama administration appointees still at the State Department to continue running the show and formulating policy, where they have increasingly clashed with the White House's own agenda.

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/state-dept-open-war-white-house/

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State Department: Tillerson Not Resigning, ‘Just Taking A Little Time Off’

Maybe he needs to travel less, start dumping all the Obama holdovers and get control of the State Department.

Via Free Beacon:

    Contrary to reports that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may be resigning due to difficulties with the White House, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Tuesday that Tillerson is only traveling.

    “Just taking a little time off. He just came back from that mega-trip overseas, as you all well know,” Nauert said. “So he’s entitled to take a few days himself.”

    Reporters asked Nauert if there was any validity to the claims that Tillerson was considering resigning. She said that Tillerson has meetings scheduled for later in the week and that there was no such talk of resignation.

http://freebeacon.com/politics/state-tillerson-not-resigning-traveling-instead/