--- title: Stephen Colbert: No One Calls Trump a Moron Except Me description: On the Late Show Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert took on rumors that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called President Trump a "moron" canonical: https://time.com/4970357/stephen-colbert-to-rex-tillerson-nobody-calls-our-president-a-moron-except-me/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-05T11:54:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:55:33.903Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Stephen Colbert: No One Calls Trump a Moron Except Me og:description: "Hold on there, Tillerson. Nobody calls our president a moron except me." og:url: https://time.com/4970357/stephen-colbert-to-rex-tillerson-nobody-calls-our-president-a-moron-except-me/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt139e40d81fe19710/6988e09f656a3fd014bd1f7f/gettyimages-853672102.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stephen Colbert: No One Calls Trump a Moron Except Me twitter:description: "Hold on there, Tillerson. Nobody calls our president a moron except me." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt139e40d81fe19710/6988e09f656a3fd014bd1f7f/gettyimages-853672102.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Stephen Colbert to Rex Tillerson: ‘Nobody Calls Our President a Moron Except Me’ > Sponsored content. 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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday that he never considered abandoning his job as President Donald Trump's top diplomat, disputing what he called "erroneous" reports that he was on the verge of resigning earlier this year._ by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Oct 5, 2017 11:54 AM UTC by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Oct 5, 2017 11:54 AM UTC In his _Late Show_ opening monologue Wednesday night, host Stephen Colbert took on rumors that [Secretary of State Rex Tillerson](http://time.com/4968932/rex-tillerson-secretary-state-trump-moron/) called President Donald Trump a “moron,” and seemed to take Trump’s side. “Hold on there, Rex. Hold on there, Tillerson. Nobody calls our president a moron except me,” Colbert said. However, he quickly opened up the ability to call Trump a moron, adding, “And other world leaders. And, ultimately, history.” Colbert also called the comment “vicious” and “accurate.” But even though Colbert asserted that Tillerson shouldn’t call Trump a moron, he continued to go after the President himself throughout the monologue and joked about his tweets regarding the incident. [NBC News reported ](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/tillerson-s-fury-trump-required-intervention-pence-n806451)that Tillerson called Trump a moron after his [controversial speech at the Boy Scouts Jamboree.](http://time.com/4876705/donald-trump-boy-scout-jamboree-speech/) The Secretary of State denied the claim in press conference after the report. The tongue-in-cheek defense of Trump was reminiscent of his saying that North Korea shouldn’t [call the President a “dotard”](http://time.com/4952750/kim-jong-un-donald-trump-dotard-north-korea/) because only he could. ## Transcript To address a few specifics that have erroneously reported this morning. The vice president has never had to persuade me to remain as secretary of state because I have never considered leaving this post. Let me tell you what I've learned about this president, whom I did not know before taking this office. He loves his country. He puts Americans and America first. He's smart. He demands results wherever he goes and he holds those around him accountable for whether they've done the job he's asked them to do. Is that the only thing that you consider to be erroneous in that article? I think it's the most important element of the article as to reaffirm my commitment. To this role that President Trump's has asked me to serve and to dispel with this notation that I have ever considered leaving. I have answered that question repeatedly. For some reason it continues to be miss reported. There has never been a consideration in my mind to leave. 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