WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday tried to shut down reports that he is on the verge of sacking or forcing out his chief diplomat, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Trump took to Twitter to brand reports of Tillerson’s imminent replacement “FAKE NEWS!” – although the US leader’s admission that he has had to overrule his top diplomat on policy will only fuel the rumours.
Tillerson is due to embark on a major European trip on Monday, despite anonymous White House leaks suggesting that he is to be replaced, perhaps within weeks, by a Trump loyalist.
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Source: theSun
