Secretary of State Tillerson 'taking a short leave' however not leaving

Rex Tillerson has no plans to leave as Secretary of State and may be "recently taking a little time off," State Department representative Heather Nauert said Tuesday in the midst of reports Tillerson was thinking about venturing down

CNN revealed throughout the end of the week that a potential "Rexit" at Foggy Bottom was fermenting and that Tillerson may leave before the finish of the year. The report indicated the previous ExxonMobil CEO's developing dissatisfaction with the organization, which was exacerbated by President Trump's open assaults on Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

"The secretary has been clear he plans to remain here at the State Department" Nauert enlightened columnists when asked regarding the abdication gossipy tidbits, as indicated by The Hill. "We have a ton of work that is left to be done in front of us. He perceives that. He is profoundly occupied with that work."