Tillerson plays down tensions with Trump

By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday minimized tensions with his boss, President Donald Trump, and brushed aside comments from an influential lawmaker, who compared Trump's undermining of his top diplomat to a public castration.Tillerson's tenure as secretary of state has been dogged by rumors about rifts with Trump over policy.Earlier this month, Trump undercut Tillerson in a Twitter message, saying the secretary of state was wasting his time t