Donald Trump responds to reports he's set to fire Rex Tillerson: 'He's here. Rex is here'

President Donald Trump has failed to unequivocally back Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, after reports saying the White House is looking to remove the official from his post. Asked by reporters if he still wanted Mr Tillerson in the job, the President merely said: “He’s here. Multiple reports suggest that Mr Trump had probably asked Chief of Staff, John Kelly, with handling a transition that would see Mr Tillerson replaced with CIA Director Mike Pompeo within weeks.

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