Day 80: Palm Sunday

Today was Palm Sunday. This Christian celebration was rocked by two bomb blasts in Coptic churches in Egypt. US officials have been on top of the international news for a change, strongly condemning the attacks.

Otherwise, news from the administration continues to swirl around Syria.

• Tillerson appears to have taken a reasonably hard line against Russia, accusing them of incompetence at overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.
• He also called for Russia to stop supporting Assad (the mostly illegitimate leader of Syria).

Tillerson has his first diplomatic visit to Russia coming up this week, which I think will set the stage for the next four years. I wonder if he's going to take a press corps with him this time?