President Trump on Friday forcefully denied reports he’s preparing to push out Rex Tillerson Rex Wayne TillersonGary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November Kushner says 'Alice in Wonderland' describes Trump presidency: Woodward book Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE as secretary of State, saying “he’s not leaving.”



“The media has been speculating that I fired Rex Tillerson or that he would be leaving soon - FAKE NEWS! He’s not leaving and while we disagree on certain subjects, (I call the final shots) we work well together and America is highly respected again!” he tweeted.

Trump's tweet comes a day after multiple reports that Tillerson, who has frequently clashed with Trump as secretary of State, would soon be pushed out.

Trump’s initially did little to bat down the reports, telling reporters Thursday simply that “Rex is here.”

Under the reported plan, Tillerson would be pushed out and replaced with CIA Director Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoOvernight Defense: House Democrats unveil stopgap spending measure to GOP opposition | Bill includes .6B for new subs | Trump issues Iran sanctions after world shrugs at US action at UN Navalny calls on Russia to return clothes he was wearing when he fell ill US issues Iran sanctions to enforce UN action ignored by international community MORE. Sen. Tom Cotton Tom Bryant CottonGOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight Trump uses bin Laden raid to attack Biden Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE (R-Ark.) would reportedly replace Pompeo at the CIA under the plan, which was reportedly created by White House chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE.

Tillerson and Trump have frequently been at odds, with Tillerson reportedly saying after one exchange that Trump was a "moron." After Tillerson's remark was reported, the feud became even more pronounced, with Trump challenging Tillerson to an IQ test.

Tillerson has also been under fire for his leadership of the department, which has suffered from low morale, organizational confusion and unfilled appointments under Tillerson.