(CNN) Amid speculation about his political future, Mike Pompeo on Monday said he'd be in the secretary of state role until President Donald Trump "tweets (him) out."

"I'm going to be there until he tweets me out of office," Pompeo said, making light of Trump's penchant for firing people over Twitter. Pompeo's predecessor, Rex Tillerson, found out he had lost his job via tweet

Pompeo, speaking at a Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) event in his home state of Kansas, said that "at least today" he wasn't counting on losing his job.

The nation's top diplomat spoke highly of serving for Trump, calling it "the job of a lifetime" and noting that he and the President speak "almost every day."

However, Pompeo's remarks in Kansas -- which come after trips to Iowa and Texas in recent weeks -- did little to discourage the notion that he has his sights set on returning to elected office.

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