After pointedly refusing to answer if he called the president a "moron," Tillerson had a spokeswoman deny he used such language. However, his core national security team — Tillerson, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his second national security adviser, H.R. Later, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert flatly denied that Tillerson called Trump a moron. NBC said Tillerson had been on the verge of resigning this summer amid mounting policy disputes with the White House. "President Trump's foreign policy goals break the mold of what people traditionally think of what is achievable," Tillerson said.

Source: Fox News October 04, 2017 15:42 UTC