Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel FeinsteinNames to watch as Trump picks Ginsburg replacement on Supreme Court McConnell says Trump nominee to replace Ginsburg will get Senate vote Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-Calif.) said she was flattered by rumors that first lady Michelle Obama Michelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaTo honor Justice Ginsburg's legacy, Biden should consider Michelle Obama National Urban League, BET launch National Black Voter Day The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill MORE wants to run for her seat if she were to retire in 2018.

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"I'm flattered, if that should be true. Somehow, I do not believe it is true, but I would be flattered if it were," she said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

Orb Magazine published an article Thursday suggesting Michelle Obama was being courted to run for Feinstein's seat.

“Barack could golf year-round and Michelle could emerge from his shadow after 20 years and retake control of her own life,” said a "person familiar with their thinking" in the article.

“Remember, Michelle is a Harvard-educated lawyer whose career was more robust than Barack’s was when they met," the unidentified person said.

Feinstein said she has "no idea" what she will be doing in 2018, adding she would make a decision "in due time."

"That's four years from now, and that's one of the nice things of a six-year term," she said. "I've served two years of my term, and you know, I'll make a decision in due time."

Feinstein, California's senior senator, did sneak in another endorsement during her CNN interview, for the San Francisco Giants, who are playing the Kansas City Royals in the World Series

"Go Giants! I got it in! I got it in!" she said gleefully.