When the Russian foreign minister jokes about former FBI director Comey's firing

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made a joke Wednesday about the firing of FBI Director James Comey during a brief appearance before reporters at the State Department.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed Lavrov in the Treaty Room, saying he looks forward to continuing a dialogue the two began in Moscow “on a very broad range of topics.”

When a reporter asked if President Trump’s firing of the FBI director Tuesday “cast a shadow on your talks,” Lavrov responded with a joke.

“Was he fired?” Lavrov asked. The reporter answered “yes.” Lavrov continued: “You are kidding. You are kidding.”

He then waived his hand with a nod of his head, and walked away with a smiling Tillerson.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted a video of the exchange on Twitter.

Evan McMullin, a former CIA agent from Utah and an Independent presidential candidate in 2016, described Tillerson's reaction as "beyond disgraceful."

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