Could Rex Tillerson Resign As Secretary Of State Before End Of The Year?

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

CNN is reporting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is growing weary of White House antics, including President Trump's attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, which Tillerson considers "unprofessional."

Sources are hinting Tillerson could leave the State department before the end of the year.

Among those who viewed the President's public rebuke of Sessions as unprofessional, according to several sources, is Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon-Mobil CEO.

Tillerson has a growing list of differences with the White House, including a new debate over Iran policy and personnel. His frustration is hardly a secret and it has spilled out publicly at times. But friends sense a change of late.

For weeks, conversations with Tillerson friends outside of Washington have left the impression that he, despite his frustrations, was determined to stay on the job at least through the end of the year. That would allow time to continue efforts to reorganize the State Department and would mean he could claim to have put in a year as America's top diplomat.

But two sources who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity over the weekend said they would not be surprised if there was a "Rexit" from Foggy Bottom sooner than that.