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PunkinPi

(4,878 posts)
Thu Oct 5, 2017, 07:47 PM Oct 2017

Report: Kelly, Tillerson, Mattis met at White House after "moron" report [View all]

Source: Axios

President Trump was so enraged by an NBC News report that Secretary of State Tillerson had called him a "moron" and considered resigning that Chief of Staff John Kelly skipped Trump's Las Vegas trip to "contain his boss's fury and manage the fallout," NBC reports. Per the report, Kelly "summoned" Tillerson and Defense Secretary Mattis to the White House to "discuss a path forward."

Trump fumed for two hours Wednesday morning after the report emerged, per NBC, and was even angrier when Tillerson didn't deny having called Trump a moron during a press conference later in the day.




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Good news! H2O Man Oct 2017 #1
I doubt Trump trusts anyone in the White House. bearsfootball516 Oct 2017 #2
The President has major anger management issues Mr. Ected Oct 2017 #3
He is a danger to everyone on the planet 24/7. Ford_Prefect Oct 2017 #5
Perhaps this will all hit home to Trump..and then he can resign. Stuart G Oct 2017 #4
Have you ever met a moron Perseus Oct 2017 #9
Only a MORON would fume for two hours. mpcamb Oct 2017 #14
Rex acquired unassailable street-cred among world leaders by his moron assessment. WheelWalker Oct 2017 #6
Whats scary is who will he bring in to take their places? kimbutgar Oct 2017 #7
Alex Jones "left office in disgrace"? red dog 1 Oct 2017 #11
Right. It's SO unlikely to get better. mpcamb Oct 2017 #16
Hey, there, MP Please don;t disparage Slim Pickens... pangaia Oct 2017 #22
Just watched him in Dr. Strangelove! n/t DonaldsRump Oct 2017 #34
Bolton is a Mercer favorite rpannier Oct 2017 #20
Got milk? n/t Rollo Oct 2017 #32
Awwww, poor baby Cary Oct 2017 #8
By the Time This Over a Google Search for "Fucking Moron" Will Forever Link to Trump Stallion Oct 2017 #10
So who might replace Tillerson? ...Rudolph Giuliani? red dog 1 Oct 2017 #12
Yes, or any other moron to try and complete the set ArizonaLib Oct 2017 #17
John Bolton? Think: how low can he go? Hekate Oct 2017 #21
Rudy would never get confirmed leftynyc Oct 2017 #35
Their meeting - probably a laugh fest. keithbvadu2 Oct 2017 #13
We should FLOOD his twitter acct with simply "moron, moron, moron" Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2017 #15
Not a bad idea! red dog 1 Oct 2017 #28
Twitter is anonymous...except for celebrities who Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2017 #30
Are you sure about that? red dog 1 Oct 2017 #40
With recent rumor that Kelly is resigning Friday afternoon... are all three quitting? Rollo Oct 2017 #18
The only thing that might "get the House going for impeachment" is if the Dems win control next year red dog 1 Oct 2017 #29
Guess they had to discuss whether to trigger their "mutual suicide pact." SunSeeker Oct 2017 #19
Tea Pain RT ffr Oct 2017 #23
"You'll find out" FailureToCommunicate Oct 2017 #26
No News Here ResistantAmerican17 Oct 2017 #24
"An F****ing Moron" yuiyoshida Oct 2017 #25
25th amendment is the path forward IronLionZion Oct 2017 #27
What a maroon! LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2017 #31
I agree with John Cleese Newkophile65 Oct 2017 #33
!!! Alice11111 Oct 2017 #41
Why are these showboats working for a moron? FakeNoose Oct 2017 #36
Right there...dementia. Maxheader Oct 2017 #37
I am imagining the three of them, Bayard Oct 2017 #38
Lets be clear, he called t(R)ump a "fucking moron" Sunlei Oct 2017 #39
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