Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said Thursday he has "no idea" why President Trump said that he didn't want to meet with the new president, and said that claim was completely made up.

President Trump was asked during a press conference Thursday if he would meet with any members of the Congressional Black Caucus to discuss issues such as crime or education. Trump responded that he was going to meet with Cummings on addressing high drug prices, but the Maryland lawmaker backed out because Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer asked him to.

"I have no idea why President Trump would make up a story about me like he did today," Cummings said. "Of course, Sen. Schumer never told me to skip a meeting with the president."

"I was actually looking forward to meeting with the president about the skyrocketing price of prescription drugs," he said.

Cummings was working with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on a proposal to allow Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices, an idea Trump likes.

"My goal was to finalize our proposal to allow [the Department of Health and Human Services] to negotiate lower drug prices so I could present it to the president," Cummings said.

A report in Politico noted that the meeting was never officially scheduled.