A former House Republican lawmaker argued Wednesday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Rex Wayne TillersonGary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November Kushner says 'Alice in Wonderland' describes Trump presidency: Woodward book Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE "embarrasses himself" by serving President Trump.

Bob Inglis, a former South Carolina lawmaker who left Congress in 2011 and has been outspoken on his disagreements with the administration, added in a tweet that he feels "so sorry" for Tillerson.

Feel so sorry for Rex Tillerson. Like others in this Admin. he embarrasses himself by serving this President.

https://t.co/WosBjLwyXo — Bob Inglis (@bobinglis) October 4, 2017

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Inglis was one of a number of former GOP lawmakers who signed a letter during the 2016 election cycle questioning Trump's preparedness for office.

He has also challenged leading Republicans' statements that the party would not be pursuing impeachment charges for the president over the Russian collusion investigation if the president were a Democrat.

His tweet Wednesday came after Tillerson held a press conference responding to a report that he had called Trump a "moron" earlier this year and had considering resigning.

The secretary of State denied that he had ever considered resigning from his position, but did not deny the report about the disparaging comments on Trump.

Tillerson on Wednesday praised the president for being "smart" and said that he was committed to the administration's agenda.

NBC News reported that Tillerson nearly quit after Trump delivered a politicized speech to the Boy Scouts of America in July, an organization that Tillerson led from 2010 to 2012.