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Tillerson denies he weighed resigning or called Trump ‘moron’

By BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press
Published: October 4, 2017, 11:04am

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday he never considered resigning as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, disputing what he called “erroneous” reports that he wanted to step down earlier this year. After pointedly refusing to answer if he called the president a “moron,” Tillerson had a spokeswoman deny he used such language.

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