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Advisers and allies of President Trump have suggested replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, according to an Axios report. Trump is said to have a good rapport with Pompeo, who delivers the President's Daily Brief. According to Axios, Pompeo would be seen by world leaders as a member of Trump's inner circle in a way Tillerson is not. At the same time, however, White House chief of staff John Kelly has reportedly urged the president against high-level shake-ups before next year, fearing that it would only add to the chaos in the administration. Trump and Tillerson's relationship has appeared increasingly fraught. The president has publicly undercut his top diplomat more than once, and a bombshell Washington Post report this week portrayed tensions based not only on major policy disagreements, but small matters as well. In an unusual news conference on Wednesday, Tillerson sought to dispel an NBC News report that White House officials, including Vice President Pence, had to talk him out of stepping down over the summer. "The vice president has never had to persuade me to remain as secretary of State because I have never considered leaving," Tillerson said. But in that same news conference, Tillerson did not address part of that report claiming that he had once called Trump a "moron" after a tense meeting over the administration's Afghanistan strategy.

Fallout from Tillerson reportedly calling Trump a "moron" intensifies. Axios reports Trump wants Tillerson out and may appoint CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Can the White House take another dramatic exit? E.J. Dionne, Neera Tanden, and Daniel Dale join Ari Melber.…

David Ignatius of the Washington Post and former White House Chief of Staff Andy Card talk Trump's relationship with his Secretary of State and what foreign leaders think of Tillerson. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier…

Seth Meyers' monologue from Thursday, October 5. » Subscribe to Late Night: http://bit.ly/LateNightSeth » Get more Late Night with Seth Meyers: http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/ » Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers Weeknights 12:35/11:35c on NBC. LATE NIGHT ON SOCIAL Follow Late Night on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LateNightSeth…

Seth takes a closer look at the aftermath of President Trump's disastrous response to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, and a simmering feud with his secretary of state. » Subscribe to Late Night: http://bit.ly/LateNightSeth » Get more Late Night with…

Seth Meyers' monologue from Wednesday, October 4. » Subscribe to Late Night: http://bit.ly/LateNightSeth » Get more Late Night with Seth Meyers: http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/ » Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers Weeknights 12:35/11:35c on NBC. LATE NIGHT ON SOCIAL Follow Late Night on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LateNightSeth…

Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) says he thinks Secretary of State Rex Tillerson helps separate the country from chaos and is not getting the support he needs from the Trump administration.

stressed that he and Trump were in agreement on a broad range of issues. “From North Korea to Iran to China, there is no daylight between me and this imbecile,” he said. Tillerson also took pains to deny that he was ever close to resigning from his Cabinet post. “When I promise a cretin that I am going to do a job, I stay until the job is finished,” he said.

Seth Meyers' monologue from Monday, October 2. » Subscribe to Late Night: http://bit.ly/LateNightSeth » Get more Late Night with Seth Meyers: http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/ » Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers Weeknights 12:35/11:35c on NBC. LATE NIGHT ON SOCIAL Follow Late Night on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LateNightSeth…