Disquotation and disambiguation

[timelets]

The person who called a fucking moron "a fucking moron" got fired by the fucking moron.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/us/politics/trump-tillerson-pompeo.html

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[tijd]

Like a scene from a bad comedy:

REPORTER: Did you fire him because he called you a moron?
MR. TRUMP: What?
REPORTER: Did you fire him because he called you a moron?
MR. TRUMP: Say it again.
REPORTER: (inaudible) Why now?
MR. TRUMP: I respect his intellect. I respect the process that we’ve all gone through together. We have a very good relationship. For whatever reason, chemistry, whatever it is. Why do people get along?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/us/politics/trump-pompeo-tillerson.html

[timelets]

I guess calling your boss a moron qualifies as not getting along with him.