staffs most particularly. to my foreign service officers and civil service colleagues, we all took the same oath of office whether you are career employee or political appointee, we are all bound by that common commitment. >> laura: that was nice. well, back in november, i asked the president about the secretary of state's job security. >> i want my -- my vision is my vision anyway. it's called cost-saving. there is nothing wrong with cost-saving. rex is in there working hard. he is doing his best. >> laura: is he going to be with you for the duration? >> we'll see. i don't know who is going to be. >> laura: well, not exactly a ringing endorsement of the duration. well, the of course, the lemmings in the press spent the entire day painting the tillerson firing as evidence of more white house dysfunction. >> this almost feels like a vacation from the reality tv style turmoil that is turning back in washington. the president may be wondering why he didn't come

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