rate, and he continues to repeat it. so it s odd. jonathan lemere, this is why i love the journalists we get to talk to here tonight. you wrote about the iq comment, trump on tillerson, the remark landed with a distinct hint of malice. the truth is, for as many words as this president knows and uses, he never says anything by accident. there is a design behind everything, even if it s a seeming ad lib. right, and this is a president not known for his sense of humor. he knew what he was doing. this feud he has with the secretary of state who, in private, he s been bashing for weeks. he s been upset about any number of things. he was upset that the secretary of state criticized his response to charlottesville when the president said, there are good people on both sides. and tillerson came out and said, more or less the president speaks for himself and is not the moral conscience of this nation. he has told people he s upset,
then a few hours later still, press secretary sarah huckabee sanders took questions about the seemingly conflicting messages coming from her boss. over the weekend, the president said that he wished his secretary of state was a little tougher, and now today he is suggesting that secretary tillerson has a lower iq than he does. my question is, why would the president want somebody who he thinks is neither tough nor particularly smart as secretary of state? the president certainly never implied that the secretary of state was not incredibly intelligent. he made a joke. nothing more than that. he has full confidence in the secretary of state. they had a great visit earlier today, and they re working hand in hand to move the president s agenda forward. working hand in hand, but new reporting from jonathan lemere at the associated press suggests president trump might be making his job more difficult. he wrote, trump s comments have threatened to undermine tillerson s diplomatic initia
always been about the gut. where most businesses are looking at data and they re making decisions based on the data, donald trump is one who goes by instinct and gut and looks for numbers to justify his gut. that s a common thread in a lot of things we re seeing. in his presidency, he s looking for numbers to validate what he thinks he already knows. even if it means comparing his height with a senator from tennessee. liddle. jonathan, thank you, as always. on the crest of breaking news today and discussing it with a national and global audience. really appreciate it, gentlemen. we ll take a break and coming up, mark kristof is here. he s here with sobering revelations about what people in pyongyang think about a nuclear war with our country. that and more when we continue. sometimes the best time is time you make for yourself. aveeno® daily moisturizing lotion with active naturals® oat. locks in moisture to improve skin wellness in just one day. aveeno® naturally beautiful
looks for numbers to justify his gut. that s a common thread in a lot of things we re seeing. in his presidency, he s looking for numbers to validate what he thinks he already knows. even if it means comparing his height with a senator from tennessee. liddle. jonathan, thank you, as always. on the crest of breaking news today and discussing it with a national and global audience. really appreciate it, gentlemen. we ll take a break and coming up, mark kristof is here. he s here with sobering revelations about what people in pyongyang think about a nuclear war with our country. that and more when we continue. than our name suggests. we re an organic tea company. a premium juice company. a coconut water company. we ve got drinks for long days. for birthdays. for turning over new leaves.
it. so it s odd. jonathan lemere, this is why i love the journalists we get to talk to here tonight. you wrote about the iq comment, trump on tillerson, the remark landed with a distinct hint of malice. the truth is, for as many words as this president knows and uses, he never says anything by accident. there is a design behind everything, even if it s a seeming ad lib. right, and this is a president not known for his sense of humor. he knew what he was doing. this feud he has with the secretary of state who, in prooif private, he s been bashing for weeks. he s been upset about any number of things. he was upset that the secretary of state criticized his response to charlottesville when the president said, there are good people on both sides. and tillerson came out and said,