Reports in the American media state that US president Donald Trump intends to fire Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in the near future. The leading candidate to replace him is CIA director Mike Pompeo.
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has tried to prevent senior ministerial changes in order to promote stability, but relations between Trump and Tillerson have apparently reached a state where they are "irreparable" and even "poisoned" after Tillerson allegedly cast aspersions on Trump's intelligence and termed him a "moron."
Tillerson claims that the rumours are unfounded and says he never intended to leave his role.