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Rex Tillerson plans to stay in office through 2018

By Joel Gehrke

Published January 5, 2018 7:13pm ET

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Rex Tillerson plans to stay in office through 2018 — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has rejected speculation that he will soon be out of a job repeatedly in recent months, following reports that he called President Trump a "moron" in front of other government officials. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) | Mary Altaffer

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson doesn’t plan to leave the Trump administration any time soon.

“I intend to be here for the whole year,” Tillerson told CNN Friday.

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