Rex Tillerson: South Korean officials ran with ‘fatigue’ narrative so they wouldn’t look bad

Published March 18, 2017 6:18pm ET



Secretary of State Rex Tillerson dismissed a report Friday that he turned down a dinner with South Korean officials because he was tired.

The Korea Herald reported that Tillerson cut short his meetings and public events in Seoul following long meetings and a dinner with Japanese officials during his first trip to Asia as secretary of state. According to the paper, “Seoul officials said the US side opted not to have a meal together, citing the secretary’s ‘fatigue.'”

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