Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE is denying the information about his search for a running mate that Ben Carson reportedly gave The Washington Post, saying specifically that Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioFlorida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (R-Fla.) is not being considered.

The @washingtonpost report on potential VP candidates is wrong. Marco Rubio and most others mentioned are NOT under consideration. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2016

The Post reported that Carson said Rubio, John Kasich, Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week Renewed focus on Trump's Supreme Court list after Ginsburg's death MORE, Chris Christie and Sarah Palin are on Trump's short list for vice president.

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In his response to the article on social media, Trump didn't mention any of the other potential VP contenders by name, saying only that Rubio and "most others mentioned" are not being vetted for the position.

Rubio said recently he does not want to be considered for Trump's running mate.