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Booker Suggests Tillerson Running State Department Like a Corporation

Cory Booker criticized Rex Tillerson for having "no transparency" with the press, and suggested that he was acting like he worked for "America Inc."

By Sam Dorman·
Booker Suggests Tillerson Running State Department Like a Corporation

Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J) criticized Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday for having "no transparency" with the press, suggesting that Tillerson was acting like he worked for "America Inc." rather than the United States of America.

"I know that when he was flying around the globe for ExxonMobil, he didn't take press with him," Booker said of Tillerson, who previously worked as CEO of ExxonMobil.

"Well, I'm sorry this is not America Inc. This is not a corporation. This is the United States of America," Booker added during an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union."

Booker also lamented the way Tillerson treated the press as "outrageous."

"There's no transparency, that there's no accountability," Booker told host Jake Tapper.