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Not every diplomatic: Trump slams Tillerson as 'dumb as a rock', 'lazy as hell,' lacks 'mental capacity'
Not very diplomatic: Trump slams Tillerson as 'dumb as a rock', 'lazy as hell,' lacks 'mental capacity'
In rare public remarks, the fired former secretary of state also said the president "doesn't like to read, doesn't read briefing reports."
President Donald Trump launched into a no-holds-barred attack on his former secretary of state on Friday hours after Rex Tillerson gave his own blistering assessment of his time as the president's chief diplomat.
"Rex Tillerson didn't have the mental capacity needed," Trump tweeted. "He was dumb as a rock and I couldn't get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell."
Donald J. Trump
✔@realDonaldTrump
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!
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