Trump calls Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' and 'lazy'

[rooster59]

Trump calls Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' and 'lazy'

By Arshad Mohammed and Susan Heavey

 

Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson waves to employees upon his departure from the State Department in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson "dumb as a rock" and "lazy as hell" a day after the former diplomat said he had warned the president against doing things that would violate the law.

 

"Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed. He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell. Now it is a whole new ballgame, great spirit at State!" Trump wrote on Twitter.

 

Trump fired Tillerson in March after a series of public rifts over North Korea, Russia and Iran policy, dismissing the former Exxon Mobil Corp <XOM.N> chief executive in a tweet. In addition to policy disputes, relations were strained by reports that Tillerson privately called Trump a "moron."

 

In an interview with CBS News political contributor Bob Schieffer on Thursday, Tillerson described Trump as "pretty undisciplined, doesn't like to read, doesn't read briefing reports ... doesn't like to get into the details of a lot of things."

 

Asked how his relationship with Trump had gone off the rails, Tillerson said it might have been the result of his telling the president that he could not do certain things because they were illegal or would violate U.S. treaties.

 

"I'd have to say to him, well Mr. President, I understand what you want to do, but you can't do it that way. It violates the law, it violates treaty," Tillerson said. "You know, he got really frustrated."

 

An aide to Tillerson, who served as secretary of state from Feb. 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

When he selected Tillerson to serve as the 69th secretary of state, Trump praised him lavishly, saying: "His tenacity, broad experience and deep understanding of geopolitics make him an excellent choice for Secretary of State."

 

However, Tillerson led a demoralized State Department which saw its role vastly diminished, with several high-profile posts unoccupied and many allies questioning the efficacy of dealing with a diplomat they suspected never had Trump’s ear.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-12-08

[worgeordie]

It seems no one can live up to the higher than high expectations

of the workaholic , Twittering genius Donald Trump,????, your fired !

regards worgeordie

[Chippy151]

I don't know that much about Tillerson but I'm sure he's not as dumb as Trump.

[Somtamnication]

He was looking in the mirror when he started tweeting. This guy has no limit!

[Proboscis]

15 minutes ago, Chippy151 said:

I don't know that much about Tillerson but I'm sure he's not as dumb as Trump.

The only people dumber than Trump are the people who continue to support him.

Trump is someone who inherited his wealth, who has greatly exagerated his current wealth, whose only skill is to present things on TV in a way that they are not - I will give him that, he has that skill.

 

Tillerson is the smart guy who apparently refused to break the law. With this president, if you break the law for him and you are caught, you pay the price. If you refuse to break the law for him, he fires you.

[Becker]

Trump calls Tillerson dumb as a rock! I just love it when the mental midget currently infesting the WH calls other people stupid!

[puck2]

If I remember correctly there was a so-called „boss“ with an orange face who made the excellent choice of Tillerson as US Secretary of State …. using the words: "His tenacity, broad experience and deep understanding of geopolitics make him an excellent choice for Secretary of State."

 

Now, about one year later, Tillerson suddenly is "dumb as a rock" and "lazy as hell".

 

That says all about the quality of the SOTUS (=the slouch of the …..) .

 

Edited December 8, 2018 by puck2

[Stocky]

When's this orange clown going to choke on a cheeseburger.

[kkerry]

What I cannot understand is how anyone would still want to go work for him.

 

Just imagine the tweets if Melania were to leave...

 

[Bluespunk]

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Trump on Friday called former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson "dumb as a rock" and "lazy as hell" a day after the former diplomat said he had warned the president against doing things that would violate the law.

Classy as ever, trump...

[Brickbat]

Make America Grate Again.......well n truly grated...but the media loves this show

[klauskunkel]

Tillerson is dumb as a rock and lazy

Cohen is also dumb and a liar

and the guy who hired them is a stable genius

 

I'm really getting depressed about what this man is doing to my country

[newnative]

Boobsey Twins.  One's a 'moron' and the other is 'dumb as a rock'.  Poor America.

[attrayant]

Tillerson ran Exxon, one of the biggest companies on the planet, and never went bankrupt.

[metisdead]

A profane off topic trolling post has been removed.

[Boon Mee]

Well, Trump called it right. 

Tillerson was definitely not a team player nor very talented. 

[Becker]

8 minutes ago, Boon Mee said:

Well, Trump called it right. 

Tillerson was definitely not a team player nor very talented. 

I really hope for your sake you're a troll because the alternative would be too sad to contemplate.

[Danthai]

Trump should look in the mirror!

[Srinivas]

I love his tweet trolling. I even love how it triggers the crowd here into going madder and madder. some even rabid calling for his early demise might need some therapy but im not sure that'll help.

I call it Trump Induced Tourettes Syndrome. An epidemic but it has nice acronym so its not all bad.  

 

[attrayant]

56 minutes ago, Srinivas said:

I love his tweet trolling. I even love how it triggers the crowd here into going madder and madder.

 

This is the kind of deplorable statement that could only be uttered by somebody cowardly hiding behind the anonymity afforded by the internet.  You are deriving pleasure from watching the country split into two warring factions, and almost seem to be basking in the suffering of your fellow humans.  I suggest you seek professional help.

[malibukid]

pretty rich coming from the orange blob

[Lacessit]

Amazing. Apparently Trump is the only person in America with any intelligence.

[Tug]

Sooo let me seeee Donald inherited wealth and privilege since infancy was put in power(by the electoral college)into a government controlled by his party with a thriving economy he has blown up the defect tryed to wreck health care devided the nation attacked allies and children ect ect ..... Calls Rex Tillerson dumb are the trumpers dumb enough to believe that?really????

Edited December 8, 2018 by Tug
Typo

[bristolboy]

2 hours ago, Srinivas said:

I love his tweet trolling. I even love how it triggers the crowd here into going madder and madder. some even rabid calling for his early demise might need some therapy but im not sure that'll help.

I call it Trump Induced Tourettes Syndrome. An epidemic but it has nice acronym so its not all bad.  

 

It's trolling season and one troll responds to anonther. I love nature.

[Odysseus123]

A government run by Twitter.A splendid  new experiment in the annals of democracy.

 

Even Thucydides would develope constipation in shock-and who could blame him?

 

For the classically educated, Trump  makes Cleon look like  an intellectual  rationalist.

Edited December 8, 2018 by Odysseus123

[meinphuket]

Lazy, unbelievable words from the child man Trump who works one hour per day...

[Stocky]

3 hours ago, Srinivas said:

I love his tweet trolling. I even love how it triggers the crowd here into going madder and madder. some even rabid calling for his early demise might need some therapy but im not sure that'll help.

I call it Trump Induced Tourettes Syndrome. An epidemic but it has nice acronym so its not all bad.  

 

 

2 hours ago, attrayant said:

 

This is the kind of deplorable statement that could only be uttered by somebody cowardly hiding behind the anonymity afforded by the internet.  You are deriving pleasure from watching the country split into two warring factions, and almost seem to be basking in the suffering of your fellow humans.  I suggest you seek professional help.

He's Russian, what the heck does he care! It's a troll fest, this whole presidency fiasco is a Russian troll fest. I'm sure Putin can't believe his luck America electing this moron.

[Srinivas]

Free speechiest president ever. I find it very refreshing to put an end to the poitical correctness era and the language control freaks who have taken over academia, media, and even some parts of the internet.

I think George Orwell would be quite proud of the damage done to constipated speech by one bad orange man.  

I can agree or disagree with Trump on a number of things but im happy he is speaking the way he speaks, freely.  Let Trump be Trump. 

 

 

 

 

 

[bristolboy]

Just now, Srinivas said:

Free speechiest president ever. I find it very refreshing to put an end to the poitical correctness era and the language control freaks who have taken over academia, media, and even some parts of the internet.

I think George Orwell would be quite proud of the damage done to constipated speech by one bad orange man.  

I can agree or disagree with Trump on a number of things but im happy he is speaking the way he speaks, freely.  Let Trump be Trump. 

 

 

 

 

 

So in your reckoning George Orwell was a lover of lies and falsehoods? 

If anything is true about Orwell, it's that he cared a lot less about how something was said and a lot more about the truth of it.

You've got Orwell exactly wrong.

[SinCityGr8One]

President Potato Head drinks 12 Diet cokes every day of the year. I believe it has Aspartame as the artificial sweetener, which studies on it said it is detrimental to one's mental health. This guy has proven that over and over. He has not drained the swamp, replaced Obamacare, plus other campaign promises. I just think of him as a "NUTCASE".