Sen. Bob Corker Robert (Bob) Phillips CorkerHas Congress captured Russia policy? Tennessee primary battle turns nasty for Republicans Cheney clashes with Trump MORE (R-Tenn.) said Thursday that Secretary of State 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 told him he was not aware of any plans to force him out of the State Department.

”He’s conducting business, as is the norm, and is unaware of anything changing,” Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told reporters, according to Reuters.

Corker reportedly spoke with Tillerson on Thursday, when The New York Times reported that the White House had developed a plan to remove the secretary of State and replace him 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 sometime in the next several weeks.

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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 then reportedly be tapped to replace Pompeo at the CIA.

Corker, who announced in September that he would not seek reelection in 2018, has been a staunch ally of Tillerson on Capitol Hill, though he has also spoken critically of the secretary's efforts to overhaul the State Department.

Tillerson's tenure at the State Department has long appeared tenuous. He has clashed with the president on certain foreign policy issues, like the Iran nuclear deal.