President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE reportedly interviewed Heidi Cruz, the wife of Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzVideo of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Democrat on Graham video urging people to 'use my words against me': 'Done' MORE (R-Texas), for the World Bank president position.

Bloomberg News, citing unidentified sources, reported on Thursday that Trump met with the Goldman Sachs executive to discuss the role, but that he is not offering her the job.

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Treasury Under Secretary David Malpass is the front-runner to fill the post, according to Bloomberg News. But sources told the news outlet that Trump has interviewed Cruz and prominent investor Mohamed El-Erian, among others, as he mulls the decision.

One person told Bloomberg News that Trump could make a decision by the end of this week.

Cruz, who joined Goldman Sachs in 2005 and became a managing director in 2012, took an unpaid leave to join her husband's 2016 presidential campaign but later returned to the firm.

She gained attention in March 2016 after Trump retweeted an unflattering image of her in comparison to a glamour shot of his wife, Melania Trump Melania TrumpMelania Trump: Ginsburg's 'spirit will live on in all she has inspired' The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - You might want to download TikTok now Warning label added to Trump tweet over potential mail-in voting disinformation MORE.

“A picture is worth a thousand words," the tweet read.

The tweet prompted Ted Cruz to call Trump a “sniveling coward" and to demand he leave his wife alone.

Trump told New York magazine in May 2016 that he regretted attacking Heidi Cruz, saying he "could’ve done without it.”

Despite stopping short of endorsing Trump at the Republican National Convention in 2016, Ted Cruz eventually supported his candidacy and has become a vocal ally of the president in his two years in the White House.

“It was an honor for Heidi to be considered by the administration as a finalist for president of the World Bank," Catherine Frazier, a spokesperson for Ted Cruz, told Bloomberg News.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.