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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in the 2016 presidential race. | AP Photo Trump: I'm not considering Haley for VP

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is not one of the people under consideration to be his running mate, Donald Trump said Thursday.

During an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier set to air in full later in the evening, Trump was asked about reports of his list of potential vice presidential candidates. Baier named Haley before New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman. Trump began speaking immediately after Baier uttered Haley's name first and before he continued on to list Martinez and Portman.

“No, not Nikki Haley. Nikki Haley, no. She wasn’t under consideration," Trump told Baier. CNN cited a senior Trump campaign source on Wednesday who named Haley as one of its early favorites.

As far as his reported conversations with former rival Marco Rubio, Trump called those talks "really nice" and "not necessarily" about joining his ticket in the fall. While indicating his admiration for the outgoing Florida senator, Trump stopped short of saying Rubio is either in or out of the running.

"You know, we always had a very good relationship, Bret — Marco and I, and then it got a little bit nasty for a period of time," Trump said. "And then, we had the election. And you know, that was a tough period of time for Marco. Marco’s a good guy, a really nice guy, and I like him. But not necessarily with respect to any position. But it could happen.”