We’ve reached the stage of the Trump presidency when the secretary of State has to call a news conference to deny that he called the president a “moron” — and then he doesn’t actually deny it.
We’ve reached the stage of the Trump presidency when the secretary of State has to call a news conference to deny that he called the president a “moron” — and then he doesn’t actually deny it.
NBC News originally reported the unflattering way that Rex Tillerson had allegedly described his boss’ mental capacity. CNN then confirmed it. After Tillerson’s news conference, Trump crowed: “The @NBCNews story has just been totally refuted by Sec. Tillerson and @VP Pence. It is #FakeNews . They should issue an apology to AMERICA!”
Not quite. Tillerson did deny the report that he had considered resigning this summer and that Vice President Pence talked him out of it. But when asked whether he had called Trump a moron, all he said was: “I’m not going to deal with petty stuff like that.” Translation: He did call him a moron.
This will only add to speculation about whether Tillerson, after a spectacularly maladroit tenure, is on his way out. But while Tillerson was being impolitic, that doesn’t mean he was wrong. This is a classic Washington gaffe, defined by journalist Michael Kinsley as what happens “ when a politician tells the truth — some obvious truth he isn’t supposed to say.”
With almost every word he utters and almost every action he takes, Trump raises fresh questions about his mental fitness for office.
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I keep wondering when regular conservatives and Republicans will have it dawn on them how absurd this presidency is.
I guess there is always hope.
It might not be the kind of presidency that the corrupt crook Hillary might have offered, but we'll never know, thank heaven. It's amusing how the left wing losers still can't deal with it. They've forgotten all about how to win elections.
You did demonstrate one thing - you can't defend Donald Trump.
Actually, we all know for a FACT that this debacle is NOTHING like the kind of presidency that Hillary Clinton offered.
I haven't seen one iota of evidence the that right wing 'winners' have a clue how to deal with it either.
While conversely, the GOP has forgotten all about how to GOVERN.
I find it amazing that this is not a bigger deal. It shows how low Trump has sunk our standards.
The standards sunk long before Trump entered the political realm (the first time). But you keep with your delusion that things didn't fall apart until this past January
Who needs to defend Trump. He seems perfectly capable of doing that himself. He just tweets and the POPO go to pieces.
We now have what we hope will be a Supreme Court Justice who won't make it legal to marry your children.
Illegal Immigration is down 70%. Lowest in 17 years.
Consumer confidence is highest it has been since the early part of the century.
Mortgage applications for new homes is the highest it has been in 7 years.
He pulled out of the lopsided Paris Agreement where we were the financial institution that provided free money to everyone.
The NATO allies have boosted spending by 4.3%. Something like that would never happen with that last fellow.
Median household income at a 7 year high.
Let me give you a break unless you want me to continue.
Just look at this graph after the election......
Ooooops!!!!! Wrong meme.
Here...
That little dip you see was right before the election when everyone thought Hillary was going to win. HA!!!!
Okay John, you cracked me up with that headline.
Isn't it ironic, don't you think?
H/T Alanis Morissette