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President Trump fought back on Friday against former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, calling him "stupid" after the former diplomat claimed he still had to remind the president that some of his projects "would violate the law". [19659002] In a rare public appearance, Tillerson met with former veteran CBS News reporter Bob Schieffer at a fundraiser for the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Tillerson blamed his tense relationship on Trump did not share a "common value system" and were "obviously radically different in our styles".
"When the president says," Here's what I want to do, and here's how I want to do it, "and I should say," Well, Mr. Speaker, I understand what you want to do, but you can not do it that way. It violates the law, it violates the treaty, you know. He was really frustrated, "Tillerson said. "I think he was tired of me being the guy every day who tells him that he can not do that and talk about what he can do."
He said that he had told Trump that he would be ready to "fight" change the laws of Congress so that the President could move forward with his agenda.
Trump fought back on Twitter, claiming that Tillerson "did not have the necessary mental capacity" as the country's top diplomat.
"He was as silly as possible – a rock and I could not get rid of him fast enough," Trump said. "He was lazy like hell, now it's a brand new match, a great spirit at State!"
Tillerson, 66, was fired from the White House in March after rumors that a ditch between him and Trump was circulating for some time. time. On leaving, Tillerson said Washington, DC, could be a "very mean city".
CAREER OF EX TILLERSON, SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER TRUMP
Tillerson also argued that Trump tended to act his instinct "although it was" his intention to & dquo; To act impulsively ".
"What challenged me – coming from the ExxonMobil company, disciplined and very process-oriented – to go to work for a pretty unruly man, do not like to read, do not read summary reports, do not like to go into the details of many things, but rather tell me a little: & # 39; Look, that's what I believe, "said Tillerson. [19659003] FORMER OFFICIALS OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION: LIST OF DEPARTURES TO NOTE
At the event, Tillerson, who is from Texas, said that there was "no doubt" that Russia had intervened in the 2016 elections. He added that the country was seeking to "undermine our confidence and that of the entire world." According to the Houston Chronicle
Trump announced the dismissal of Tillerson as the country's supreme diplomat in a March tweet naming his replacement Mike Pompeo 19659003] "Thanks to Rex Tillerson for his service!", then said Trump.
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