Mike Pompeo jokes about the way Donald Trump would fire him (Image: GETTY)
The Secretary of State’s joke echoes the sacking of his predecessor Rex Tillerson who was fired via Twitter. Mr Tillerson reportedly had no political experience before taking on the job as the nation’s top diplomat. He also called President Trump a “moron”.
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Mr Pompeo was being interviewed about his role in the Trump administration at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
He was asked what it is like to work as the Secretary of State and how long does he plan to be there.
He said: “I'm going to be there until he tweets me out of office which I’m not counting on, at least not today.”
The top diplomat went on to sing the praises of Trump.