"Now we know why and when Rex Tillerson called Donald Trump a “fucking moron.” According to NBC News, the secretary of state muttered the remark to colleagues on July 20 right after a meeting in the Pentagon — a review of U.S. military forces and operations worldwide — attended by Trump, his main advisers, and the top brass. … As the NBC report dryly put it, Trump’s “comments raised questions about his familiarity with the nuclear posture and other issues, officials said.” Those “other issues” included, well, nearly every issue and continent brought up, from Korea to Afghanistan and everywhere in between. Pentagon officials, the report continued, were “rattled” by the president’s lack of understanding on all fronts — though the meeting took place a full six months after he’d taken office."
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Fred Kaplan, in regard to Tillerson's reported remarks on Donald Trump, in "Trump’s Nuclear Meltdown" in Slate (11 October 2017)
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