Article snippet: President Donald Trump challenged his secretary of state to compare IQ tests, suggesting he would score higher than Rex Tillerson amid reports that Tillerson called the president a “moron.” “I think it’s fake news, but if he did that, I guess we’ll have to compare IQ tests,” Trump said in a new interview with Forbes magazine. “And I can tell you who is going to win.” The president sat down for lunch Tuesday with Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the White House. Tillerson and Trump also previously met on Friday to discuss a national security issue, the White House confirmed to ABC News. Prior to Tuesday's lunch, Trump said that he did not "undercut" Tillerson and that he had confidence in his secretary of state during an Oval Office appearance before reporters with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The sentiment was echoed by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders at Tuesday's press briefing. She added that the IQ test comment was not meant to imply that Tillerson was not bright, but rather made in jest. "The president certainly never implied never implied that the secretary of state was not incredibly intelligent. He made a joke, nothing more than that," said Sanders, who added that the pair "had a great visit" earlier in the day. Tillerson called Trump a "moron" after a meeting with national security advisers in July, NBC News reported last week, which Tillerson’s office has denied. "The secretary does not ... Link to the full article to read more