President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's comment to rallygoers that it would feel “phony” for him to get a dog reportedly came after pressure from his daughter-in-law to adopt a furry companion.

ABC News reported Tuesday that Lara Trump, the wife of the president’s son Eric Trump Eric Frederick TrumpMelania Trump: Ginsburg's 'spirit will live on in all she has inspired' Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Eric Trump says he will comply with New York AG's subpoena only after Election Day MORE and a Trump campaign adviser, has recently pushed her father-in-law to adopt a dog.

Lara Trump is known to be a fierce rescue animal advocate and, along with top Florida Republicans, played a role in pushing for a ban on ending greyhound racing in the state.

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Speaking at a rally in El Paso, Texas, on Monday, President Trump, while telling an anecdote about drug detection dogs, said it would feel “phony” to have a White House dog.

"I wouldn't mind having one, honestly, but I don't have the time," he said. "How would I look walking a dog on the White House lawn?"

"Feels a little phony, phony to me.”

He also noted that he has been told to get a dog because it would look “good politically.”

“I said, ‘Look, that’s not the relationship I have with my people,’ ” Trump said at the rally.

Trump is the first president in over a century to not have an official White House pet.