He didn’t spell it L-I-T-T-L-E, as is customary, or even L-I-apostrophe-L, but, according to a New York Times report late Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s tweeted reference to the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as “Liddle’ Bob Corker” was, indeed, about stature:

“ ‘[Trump] considered Mr. Corker for secretary of state during the transition after last year’s election but was reported to have told associates that Mr. Corker, at 5-foot-7, was too short to be the nation’s top diplomat.’ ”

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is a reported 5-foot-10. His predecessor, John Kerry, stands 6-foot-4. Hillary Clinton, whom Kerry replaced as secretary of state, is believed to be 5-foot-5.