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Trump called Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' and 'lazy as hell'

Tillerson called Trump 'undisciplined,' among other things.

Heather Dockray

on December 7, 2018

Trump called Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' and 'lazy as hell'

Both Omarosa and Rex Tillerson have now crapped on the president Credit: Getty Images

Remember Rex Tillerson, Trump's largely accomplishment-free Secretary of State?

Well he's back, this time with some long overdue criticism of our Commander in Chief.

On Thursday, Tillerson spoke at a fundraiser for for the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The former Secretary of State "let loose," as much as that limestone rock of a man can be loose about anything.

"When the President would say, 'Here's what I want to do and here's how I want to do it.' And I'd have to say to him, 'Well Mr. President, I understand what you want to do, but you can't do it that way. It violates the law. It violates treaty,'" Tillerson said.

Tillerson also complained that it was challenging to move from a "disciplined, highly-process oriented" corporation to work for Trump, "who is pretty undisciplined, doesn't like to read, doesn't read briefing reports, doesn't like to get into the details of a lot of things."

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In the past, it was rumored that Tillerson once called Trump a "moron."

Here's what our normal, mature President had to say in response:

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Yes, the president called Tillerson "dumb as a rock" and "lazy as hell."

And here's how Twitter responded:

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One person, however, said it better than any of us:

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At least Twitter isn't as dumb as a rock today.

Topics Donald Trump Politics

Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.