Photo: ReutersUS President Donald Trump is considering a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has had a strained relationship with his boss over North Korea and other issues, senior administration officials said on Thursday. Tillerson was reported in October to have privately called Trump a "moron," something which the secretary of state sought to dismiss. "Secretary Tillerson continues to lead the State Department." A source familiar with Tillerson’s thinking said the secretary of state's original plan when he took the job as top US diplomat was to leave in February. Senator Bob Corker, a senior voice on foreign policy, spoke to Tillerson on Thursday and said the secretary of state was unaware of any plans to oust him.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 30, 2017 19:52 UTC