President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE late Tuesday night dismissed a report that he is considering replacing acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney Mick MulvaneyOn The Money: House panel pulls Powell into partisan battles | New York considers hiking taxes on the rich | Treasury: Trump's payroll tax deferral won't hurt Social Security Blockchain trade group names Mick Mulvaney to board Mick Mulvaney to start hedge fund MORE with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Steven Terner MnuchinThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Republicans lawmakers rebuke Trump on election On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Vulnerable Democrats tell Pelosi COVID-19 compromise 'essential' MORE or White House counselor Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Elizabeth ConwaySpecial counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report George and Kellyanne Conway honor Ginsburg Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death MORE 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

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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.