micdotcom:
- Trump officially nominated Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, as secretary of state Monday nigh.
- Tillerson, however, could face a tough road to confirmation in the Senate.
- Already, a handful of Republican senators have expressed concerns over Tillerson’s ties to Putin. Read more
- Kellyanne Conway made it clear that moving the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem remains a “very big priority” for Trump
- The U.S. Embassy is Tel Aviv because most foreign nations have never formally acknowledged Israel’s claim of total sovereignty over Jerusalem.
- Moving the embassy to Jerusalem would please Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government
- But it would also upset decades of state department policy and enrage Palestinians and their Arab allies in the region. Read more
- Trump brazenly walked back a promise to hold a press conference explaining how he would resolve potential business conflicts of interest on Monday.
- Trump originally said he would hold the press conference on Dec. 15, before the Electoral College votes on Dec. 19.
- Trump’s team has moved the conference to January. Read more
