Apolitical Quote by Rachel Maddow

“One of the imponderables in our system of government is how rapidly and easily secretaries of state, defense, and treasury, high-ranking military officers, congressmen,…

— Ted Koppel

I worry about the lack of experience that Rex Tillerson has had on the diplomatic front and, frankly, I think that's true for many…

— Claire McCaskill

As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics.

— Tammy Duckworth

Secretary Tillerson is not going anywhere. I can vouch for that. He is where he is, he continues to be strong in how he…

— Nikki Haley

It's fairly common for new members of Congress to hire their former campaign managers onto their official staff.

— Saikat Chakrabarti

I mean what had always been attractive to me about the State Department spokesperson role is that it's traditionally been a very substantive position.

— Morgan Ortagus

Mr. Tillerson's obsession with downsizing our diplomacy has colored his time at the State Department.

— Antony Blinken

Those who are in our military and now have retired or they left the service actually respect candor. And they respect those that speak…

— Joe Sestak

It's rare in an administration for a secretary of state and a secretary of defense to get along really well.

— David Brooks

There's a whole pipeline for where people recruit current Hill staff from, and it's people who go through a kind of ideological training that's…

— Saikat Chakrabarti

I've got five years of experience as a national security staffer in the U.S. Congress.

— Jon Ossoff

It's certainly true that presidents have confidantes who rise above what you would call just staff.

— Jon Lovett