Originally Posted by Rochard

Why would the US need to import oil from Russia? The US is now one of the world's largest producers of oil.

This is where Trump's problems begin. He wants to put Rex Tillerson in as the Secretary of State, and his former position was with Exxon and he is very friendly to Russia. Suddenly the State Department wants to import oil from Russia? Why? Is this really the first priority of the Secretary of State?