The „unceremonious“ firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is „very concerning,“ Bill Richardson says.
The „unceremonious“ firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is „very concerning,“ especially in light of the upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Bill Richardson, whose past diplomatic missions included negotiations with Pyongyang.
Last week, Trump accepted an invitation to meet with Kim by May, although it has yet to be arranged The two leaders have exchanged barbs in the past over North Korea’s nuclear program.
Richardson told CNBC’s “ Closing Bell “ on Tuesday that the meeting is „the most significant negotiations I think the country is going to have during the first term.“
And those negotiations have to be led by a secretary of State, contended Richardson, who formerly served as ambassador to the United Nations and as Energy Secretary under former President Bill Clinton .
Therefore, he believes the meeting should be delayed by a month.
