Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday denied he has ever considered resigning from his post. Tillerson gave an unscheduled statement after NBC News reported he was on the verge of quitting over the summer, calling Trump a moron and prompting Mike Pence to intervene.
‘My commitment to the success of the president and the country is as strong as it was’ upon taking office, Tillerson told reporters Wednesday at the State Department in Washington. ‘I have never considered leaving this post.’
“The vice president has never had to persuade me to remain as secretary of State because I have never considered leaving,” he told reporters at the State Department. Tillerson refused to deny a claim in the report that he called President Trump a “moron” following tense meeting with national security officials over the summer.
Tillerson said of the ‘moron’ report, ‘I’m not going to deal with petty stuff like that.’ He added that he hasn’t spoken to the president on Wednesday morning.
Notably, President Trump appeared to refer to the report in a Twitter post just moments before Tillerson spoke, saying ‘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!’
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Oct 4, 2017.
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