The US secretary of state has denied he ever considered resignation but did not deny a report on NBC News on Wednesday that he had derided Donald Trump as a 'moron' in a meeting of White House national security officials and members of the cabinet. Instead, he shrugged off the report as 'petty nonsense' and issued a stream of praise for the president

• Rex Tillerson says he won't quit but doesn't deny calling Trump a 'moron'