Challenges Secretary of State Tillerson to 'compare IQ tests' after reported 'moron' remark

In a Forbes interview published October 10, Trump responded to reports that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had called him a 'moron' at a July Pentagon meeting by proposing they 'compare IQ tests,' adding he could 'tell you who is going to win.' White House press secretary Sarah Sanders characterized the remark as a joke, and a State Department spokeswoman, asked about Tillerson's IQ, said 'It's high.' The public disparagement of his own chief diplomat came amid reported tensions over North Korea and the Iran deal, and observers noted it fit his documented pattern of belittling subordinates who criticized him.

"I think it's fake news, but if he did that, I guess we'll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win." Quote verified against source