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Tensions escalate after Tillerson calls Trump 'moron'

"TRUMP UNDERCUTS TILLERSON, SAYING HE IS "WASTING HIS TIME" ON TALKS WITH NORTH KOREA"

By Kaitlan Collins, Barbara Starr, Jeff Zeleny, Elizabeth Landers and Kevin Liptak, CNN

Updated 8:07 AM ET, Thu October 5, 2017

VIDEO: Rex Tillerson

Story highlights

* Tillerson insisted he enjoys a close relationship with Trump

* He would not directly deny that he'd called Trump a 'moron'

Washington (CNN)Discord between President Donald Trump and his chief diplomat is at an all-time high, spilling into public view in recent days and peaking with a NBC News report Wednesday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Trump a "moron" in a Pentagon meeting.

Trump was aware before Wednesday's report that Tillerson had referred to him as a "moron" at the Pentagon this summer, a source familiar with the conversation told CNN, but it's unclear whether Trump discussed the remark with Tillerson. Trump was not present at the Pentagon meeting. A White House source also confirmed to CNN that Trump knew about the insult prior to Wednesday.

During a hastily arranged statement Wednesday morning, Tillerson insisted he enjoys a close relationship with Trump and called him "smart." But he would not directly deny that he'd called Trump a "moron."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/04/politics/tillerson-trump-moron/index.html

Tillerson remains loyal to his smart-moron leader.