Chitchat Sec of State Rex Tillerson calls Trump a moron

[soikee]

The US Sec of State Rex Tillerson openly referred to President Donald Trump "a moron' in front of Trump's national security team and Cabinet officials after a July 20 meeting at the Pentagon.

Rex Tillerson was set to resign in summer and had to be talked out of it by VP Mike Pence.

 

[steffychun]

news link?

 

[soikee]

news link?

Are you a cripple?

 

[scroobal]

Wow, .Tillerson was asked at the today press conference if he called the President and he completely evaded the question. All he had to was say no if it was untrue. Looks like he Matthis and Kelly have formed a bond

 

[steffychun]

https://www.vox.com/world/2017/10/4/16418538/tillerson-trump-moron-quit-boy-scout

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called President Donald Trump a “moron” this summer, according to a new NBC News report detailing tensions between the president and his chief diplomat.

Tillerson said that about Trump on July 20, after a meeting at the Pentagon with top national security officials and Cabinet members — just four days before Trump gave an inappropriately political speech to the Boy Scouts of America. According to the report, that speech led Tillerson to consider resigning from the administration.

Though tensions between the two are clearly running high, it’s interesting to note what didn’t anger Tillerson this much, as far as we know. It wasn’t Trump’s response to Charlottesville; it wasn’t the president sending around 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan without a clear strategy; it wasn’t Trump undercutting his diplomatic initiatives with Qatar and North Korea; and it wasn’t even Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner taking an expansive foreign policy portfolio — including Middle East peace and China — away from the State Department. Instead, it was the president’s speech to young kids.

But Tillerson kept his post in part because Vice President Mike Pence intervened. Pence gave Tillerson a “pep talk” on better ways to deal with Trump, and other top officials — like Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and now Chief of Staff John Kelly — requested that he stay on, according to NBC News.

A State Department spokesman denies that Tillerson thought about quitting or called Trump a moron.

Tillerson has reason to be angry at Trump
As the nation’s top diplomat, Tillerson speaks on behalf of the president and the country. But on multiple occasions, Trump and Tillerson haven’t been on the same page.

In June, Tillerson defended US ally Qatar during its diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries. Just one hour later, Trump undercut Tillerson and slammed Qatar. “I've decided, along with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, our great generals, and military people, the time has come to call on Qatar to end its [terrorism] funding,” Trump said at a press conference alongside the president of Romania.

On September 20, Tillerson told reporters that Trump was “still considering” whether the US would remain in the Iran nuclear deal. But just a few hours earlier, Trump told reporters he had made up his mind — though apparently he didn’t tell his secretary of state.

And after Tillerson traveled to China in late September to start a dialogue with North Korea, Trump publicly undercut his effort. “I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man,” Trump tweeted on October 1, using his insult for Kim Jong Un. “Save your energy Rex,” he added in a following tweet, “we'll do what has to be done!”

So if there’s anyone in the Trump administration who might have a grudge against the president, it’s Tillerson.

 

[Leongsam]

https://www.vox.com/world/2017/10/4/16418538/tillerson-trump-moron-quit-boy-scout

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called President Donald Trump a “moron” this summer, according to a new NBC News report detailing tensions between the president and his chief diplomat.

Tillerson said that about Trump on July 20, after a meeting at the Pentagon with top national security officials and Cabinet members — just four days before Trump gave an inappropriately political speech to the Boy Scouts of America. According to the report, that speech led Tillerson to consider resigning from the administration.

Though tensions between the two are clearly running high, it’s interesting to note what didn’t anger Tillerson this much, as far as we know. It wasn’t Trump’s response to Charlottesville; it wasn’t the president sending around 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan without a clear strategy; it wasn’t Trump undercutting his diplomatic initiatives with Qatar and North Korea; and it wasn’t even Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner taking an expansive foreign policy portfolio — including Middle East peace and China — away from the State Department. Instead, it was the president’s speech to young kids.

But Tillerson kept his post in part because Vice President Mike Pence intervened. Pence gave Tillerson a “pep talk” on better ways to deal with Trump, and other top officials — like Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and now Chief of Staff John Kelly — requested that he stay on, according to NBC News.

A State Department spokesman denies that Tillerson thought about quitting or called Trump a moron.

Tillerson has reason to be angry at Trump
As the nation’s top diplomat, Tillerson speaks on behalf of the president and the country. But on multiple occasions, Trump and Tillerson haven’t been on the same page.

In June, Tillerson defended US ally Qatar during its diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries. Just one hour later, Trump undercut Tillerson and slammed Qatar. “I've decided, along with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, our great generals, and military people, the time has come to call on Qatar to end its [terrorism] funding,” Trump said at a press conference alongside the president of Romania.

On September 20, Tillerson told reporters that Trump was “still considering” whether the US would remain in the Iran nuclear deal. But just a few hours earlier, Trump told reporters he had made up his mind — though apparently he didn’t tell his secretary of state.

And after Tillerson traveled to China in late September to start a dialogue with North Korea, Trump publicly undercut his effort. “I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man,” Trump tweeted on October 1, using his insult for Kim Jong Un. “Save your energy Rex,” he added in a following tweet, “we'll do what has to be done!”

So if there’s anyone in the Trump administration who might have a grudge against the president, it’s Tillerson.

More fake news.

 

[Leongsam]

https://www.vox.com/world/2017/10/4/16418538/tillerson-trump-moron-quit-boy-scout


So if there’s anyone in the Trump administration who might have a grudge against the president, it’s Tillerson.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rex-tillerson-statement-today-leaving-resigning/

Last Updated Oct 4, 2017 3:00 PM EDT

Is Rex Tillerson resigning?
No, he isn't: "I have never considered leaving this post," Tillerson said.

In abruptly scheduled remarks, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday refuted a report that said he had been on the verge of resigning from his Cabinet post over the summer.

"I have never considered leaving this post," Tillerson said about what he called an "erroneously" reported story.

The report came from NBC News and was not confirmed by CBS News. It is unusual for the secretary to make a public statement about press reports -- in the past, CBS News' Kylie Atwood points out, Tillerson has ignored negative media reports. While he said during his statement that he did not speak with President Trump, a State Department official acknowledged that the president was angry about the report.

Tillerson stated that Vice President Mike Pence has never had to persuade him to remain America's top diplomat, which NBC had also reported.

And NBC also reported that Tillerson had called President Trump a "moron." Asked to respond to that part of the story, the secretary of State replied, "I'm not going to deal with petty stuff like that," though he did not deny that he said it.

While President Trump traveled to Las Vegas, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that the president continues to have confidence in Tillerson, and if he didn't, Tillerson would not still be secretary of State.

Tillerson spent the first few minutes touting what he described as progress by the Trump administration on certain foreign policy issues like imposing economic sanctions on North Korea and targeting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) whose caliphate, he said, is "on the brink of being completely extinguished."

"What we have accomplished we have done as a team," he said, praising the work of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.

He then went on to say that Mr. Trump "loves his country," puts America first and called him "smart." Tillerson said that the president "demands results" and holds people accountable.

"My commitment to the success of our president and this country is as strong as it was the day that I accepted his offer to serve as secretary of state," he asserted.

Just minutes before Tillerson's remarks, Mr. Trump tweeted that NBC News is "fake news."


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NBC news is #FakeNews and more dishonest than even CNN. They are a disgrace to good reporting. No wonder their news ratings are way down!

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Dan Scavino Jr., the director of social media at the White House, who sometimes tweets from the president's account, tweeted the exact comment that Mr. Trump's Twitter account made at the same time, then deleted it.

The president later tweeted a that NBC News should apologize to America for its report.


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The @NBCNews story has just been totally refuted by Sec. Tillerson and @VP Pence. It is #FakeNews. They should issue an apology to AMERICA!

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Later in the day, in remarks after meeting with victims of the Las Vegas shooting, he said he has "total confidence" in Tillerson.

This comes after President Trump undercut Tillerson in a tweet on Sunday, saying that America's top diplomat "is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man," referring to North Korea leader Kim Jong Un. Mr. Trump made the comment even after top administration officials have emphasized that their top priority is to figure out a diplomatic route to dismantling its nuclear program. In another tweet Sunday, Mr. Trump encouraged Tillerson to "save your energy," adding "we'll do what has to be done!"

CBS News' Kylie Atwood contributed to this report.

 

[zhihau]

Ang Mohs are the best!

 

[Reddog]

The US Sec of State Rex Tillerson openly referred to President Donald Trump "a moron' in front of Trump's national security team and Cabinet officials after a July 20 meeting at the Pentagon.

Rex Tillerson was set to resign in summer and had to be talked out of it by VP Mike Pence.

But Trump is good for the rest of the world by destroying the Great Satan.

 

[Leongsam]

But Trump is good for the rest of the world by destroying the Great Satan.

I love Trump the best President ever!

 

[steffychun]

Trump spanked him so he said that.

 

[Leongsam]

Trump spanked him so he said that.

I can tell you from first hand knowledge that the mainstream media publishes complete garbage and has been doing so for many decades.

During my days in silicon valley we'd regularly have reporters trying to pry information out of us so they could be the first to write an article about the next big thing in the electronics world.

We would give them as little information as possible for obvious reasons but when the article was published it was garnished with all sorts of falsehoods that never crossed our lips. They made it all up to make the article look like a major scoop.

Don't believe 99% or what is on CNN, CBS, MSNBC etc. They're all engaged in an almighty battle for clicks and viewership and will come up with the most outlandish headlines because it is clickbait.

 

[steffychun]

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/354172-nbc-trump-furious-after-report-on-tillerson


President Trump was reportedly "furious" this week after NBC News reported that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had considered resigning earlier this year and had once called the president a "moron," the network said Thursday.


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Who would not be? If I were Trump, I would cane Rex.

 

[soikee]

The US Sec of State Rex Tillerson openly referred to President Donald Trump "a moron' in front of Trump's national security team and Cabinet officials after a July 20 meeting at the Pentagon.

Rex Tillerson was set to resign in summer and had to be talked out of it by VP Mike Pence.

It's happening..... Sec of State Rex Tillerson is going to quit the Moron's administration.

But before Rex submits his resignation letter, the Moron may outsmart him by replacing him with Mike Pompeo, the Director of CIA.

This is how tricky the Dotard and Moron is and he's simply not fit to hold the office of POTUS!

 

[TerrexLee]

Moron or Dotard? Jin confusing.

 

[Reddog]

President Donald Trump is not good for the USA but very good for motherland China.

 

[soikee]

Dotard you're toast for Mike Flynn has pleaded guilty and he's pledged in court that he'll testify against you for instructing him to collude with the Russians.

 

[nayr69sg]

The old good cop bad cop routine lah. Works quite well.

 

[eatshitndie]

It's happening..... Sec of State Rex Tillerson is going to quit the Moron's administration.

But before Rex submits his resignation letter, the Moron may outsmart him by replacing him with Mike Pompeo, the Director of CIA.

This is how tricky the Dotard and Moron is and he's simply not fit to hold the office of POTUS!

fake news. this fake news was intentionally leaked to the press to test how gullible trump haters would fall for it. apparently the msm lapped it all up and believed it was real. kena hook, line, and sinker.

 

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