NBC's Lauer Urges Exxon Mobil CEO to Bash Gingrich Plan to Lower Gas P

March 9th, 2012 3:00 PM
In an interview with Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson aired on Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer pushed the oil company executive to reject a plan by Newt Gingrich to lower the price of gas: "Newt Gingrich is promising Americans that he can deliver gasoline at $2.50 a gallon. Is he being truthful with the American public, in your opinion?" Tillerson responded: "Well, I haven't seen his…

ABC's Gibson Attempts Guilt Trip on Exxon CEO

August 14th, 2008 1:21 PM
Maybe it was a stab by Charles Gibson to provide a national group therapy session for his 8 million viewers, but the ABC "World News" anchor aggressively questioned ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson on the August 14 broadcast for "obscene" profits and asked him to "justify" the company's success. "As we said earlier, Rex Tillerson - who is the board chair and CEO of ExxonMobil, doesn't talk often to…

Lauer Presses Exxon CEO to ‘Justify’ Doing Business

May 15th, 2008 12:24 PM