Tapper: Tillerson's Trip to Asia Without Reporters Is Insulting

CNN's Jake Tapper is slamming Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for not bringing along reporters on an upcoming trip to Asia.

Secretary of State Tillerson about to embark on first major trip to Asia in the midst of North Korean crisis.

Not bringing any reporters.

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 9, 2017

Not bringing press on a trip like that is unusual & insulting to any American who is looking for anything but a state-run version of events

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 9, 2017

Tillerson's trip was announced after North Korea fired missiles toward Japan's territorial waters, the Washington Examiner reported.

The website noted he could use the visit to gauge Chinese interest in a military response to North Korea's nuclear weapons tests.

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