The Secretary of State’s joke echoes the sacking of his predecessor Rex Tillerson who was fired via Twitter. Mr Tillerson reportedly had no political experience before taking on the job as the nation’s top diplomat. He also called President Trump a “moron”.
Mr Pompeo was being interviewed about his role in the Trump administration at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
He was asked what it is like to work as the Secretary of State and how long does he plan to be there.
He said: “I’m going to be there until he tweets me out of office which I’m not counting on, at least not today.”
The top diplomat went on to sing the praises of Trump.
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He said: “It has been an enormous privilege to be part of the Trump administration.
“He is truly a leader who provides guidance to me. He says ‘Mike, this is the direction that we want to go’.
“It is often times different than what we’ve done before – I think that’s a great thing.
“It gives us a real opportunity to partner in different ways and build coalitions in different ways.
“He gives me that guidance and then he sets me free and holds me accountable.
“He demands the state department deliver on the things we’ve said. I’d lay out for him a set of objectives a couple of times a month.”
Twitter users were sent into a frenzy as they commended Mr Pompeo’s answer.
One said: “Brilliant response.”
While another added: “Best member of the administration, by far.”