Trump rejects reports of Azar firing, says health secretary 'doing an excellent job'

President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed news reports that White House officials are weighing a plan to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, insisting that his health secretary is "doing an excellent job."

"Reports that H.H.S. Secretary @AlexAzar is going to be 'fired' by me are Fake News," Trump tweeted. "The Lamestream Media knows this, but they are desperate to create the perception of chaos & havoc in the minds of the public. They never even called to ask."

The tweet - which was swiftly retweeted by Azar himself - came less than a day after POLITICO and the Wall Street Journal first reported on Saturday night that White House officials were weighing a plan to replace Azar. Other news outlets, including CNN and the Washington Post, confirmed the story. Trump also spent much of Sunday attacking news outlets, including the New York Times and Fox News, for their coverage of his presidency.