Trump dismisses report he’s considering replacing Mulvaney with Mnuchin or Conway: ‘Just more Fake News!’

President Trump late Tuesday night dismissed a report that he is considering replacing acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin or White House counselor Kellyanne Conway as “fake news.”

Trump in a tweet said he “never even discussed” the position with either Conway or Mnuchin.

Trump quote-tweeted a Bloomberg report detailing possible replacements for Mulvaney after the acting chief of staff sparked criticism in the West Wing over his recent media appearances. 

Wrong, never even discussed this with Kellyanne Conway or Steve Mnuchin. Just more Fake News! https://t.co/bgR8TnytjJ

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2019

{mosads}Mulvaney during a televised press conference last week said that security aid to Ukraine was partly dependent on the country investigating a conspiracy theory undermining the conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

He later walked back the comments with a statement and appeared on “Fox News Sunday” to clarify his remarks.

The White House last week said Mulvaney’s standing in the administration had not changed and he had Trump’s backing.

Bloomberg reported that Trump told Mnuchin in front of a room full of staffers a month ago that he had “great ideas.”

“Why don’t you be my chief?” Trump reportedly asked.

The president also made similar comments to deputy chief of staff Chris Liddell and asked advisers if Conway would be a good choice for the post, according to the news outlet.