On day one of Africa trip, Tillerson still cleaning up Trumps derogatory comments

On his first trip to Africa, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is trying to change the subject — but so far, at least African leaders are not quite ready to turn the page on President Trump's reported derogatory comments about the continent. On his first trip to Africa, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is trying to change the subject — but so far, at least African leaders are not quite ready to turn the page on President Trump's reported derogatory comments about the continent.  It's the latest episode of the nation's top diplomat playing clean-up on his boss's comments — including a plug for free trade Thursday, even as Trump prepares new tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Tillerson landed in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Wednesday night and met with the country's foreign minister and prime minister, as well as the chair of the African Union, the continent's economic and political union.



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