Trump says he's willing to 'compare IQ tests' with Rex Tillerson
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NBC News reported Wednesday morning that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson considered resigning over the summer amid tensions with the White House.
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WASHINGTON – President Trump’s lunch on Tuesday with Rex Tillerson might be a little tense given the president’s latest volley in his feud with the secretary of State.
A week after reports that Tillerson once called Trump “a moron,” the president told Forbes magazine:Â
“I think it’s fake news, but if he did that, I guess we’ll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win.”
That comment won’t tap down speculation that Tillerson may depart the Trump administration.
Last week, Tillerson took the unusual step of making a televised statement to refute an NBC News report that he had considered resigning his post, and was so frustrated with Trump that he called him a “moron” during a July 20 meeting at the Pentagon. Trump later said he had total confidence in his top diplomat.Â
Defense Secretary James Mattis is also scheduled to attend the White House lunch; maybe he can help break the ice.Â
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, second from right, arrive to brief members of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on July 20, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The Trump Administration cabinet members briefed members of Congress behind closed doors about the ongoing fight against the Islamic State in Syria.Â
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, stands with Rolling Thrunder, Inc., founder Artie Muller, third from right, and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David J. Shulkin, right, as opening remarks are delivered at the Pentagon on May 28, 2017, in honor of Memorial Day.
Cabinet members drove Harley Davidsons the full route on the 30th Anniversary of Rolling Thunder.Â
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