Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Clarence ThomasGOP senator attacks Biden: 'I'm not sure what he recalls' Abortion, gun rights, ObamaCare at stake with Supreme Court pick Rush Limbaugh encourages Senate to skip hearings for Trump's SCOTUS nominee MORE dismissed rumors of his impending retirement in an interview at the Supreme Court Historical Society on Monday.

"I have no idea where this stuff comes from," Thomas said, responding to chatter he planned to announce his retirement in June. "One of the things you have to get used to in this business ... is that people can say things about you and for you that have nothing to do with you."

Justice Clarence Thomas on retirement rumors: "I have no idea where this stuff comes from. One of the things you have to get used to in this business…is that people can say things about you and for you that have nothing to do with you." #SCOTUS



Full video at 10pm ET on C-SPAN2. pic.twitter.com/NrbfGgRTnJ — CSPAN (@cspan) June 3, 2019

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Thomas similarly said an exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture misrepresented his thinking on affirmative action and that he had not been consulted for the exhibit. Thomas's full remarks are scheduled to run on C-SPAN at 10 p.m. Monday.

Thomas previously denied he had any plans to retire in April, saying at Pepperdine University, "I’m not retiring" and seemingly dismissing the suggestion that he planned to leave his post in the next 20 or 30 years.

Thomas is 70 years old. President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s most recent Supreme Court appointee, Brett Kavanaugh Brett Michael KavanaughHarris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle Poll: 59 percent think president elected in November should name next Supreme Court justice Feinstein 'surprised and taken aback' by suggestion she's not up for Supreme Court fight MORE, is 54 and replaced Anthony Kennedy, who retired at the age of 82.