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| bowserthedog said: I don't think you can read so much into his lobbying for sanctions to be dropped against Russia. He was serving the best interests of his shareholders which he is legally obligated to due. It will be interesting to see what he does now that he's obligated to serve americas best interests. To say he was pro-Putin is not accurate. He was pro Exxon Mobil. He needed sanctions to be dropped so he could do a multi billion dollar deal for his company. |
I'm sure he has no bias in the matter at all then, lol. He's worked at Exxon Mobile for like 20 years. Those sanctions are going bye bye, which is precisely why Russia was favoring/betting on Trump. This is a bet they played and it paid off.
Wouldn't surprise me if Russia has some dirt on Trump too to make sure he held up his end of the bargain and didn't pick someone like Mitt Romney (who is hostile to Russian interests). This Exxon guy is the guy they wanted, they know him and they know he wants to drop sanctions, so they likely "politely" reminded Trump about that when he was considering Romney.
