Andrew McKenna will not be President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Air Force secretary.

“Andrew McKenna will not be invited to join the Trump Administration as Secretary of the Air Force, or anything else,” Trump posted to his account Monday morning.

McKenna, a private pilot, is a donor who previously served in the George W. Bush administration as White House Liaison’s office at the Agriculture Department. Politico had previously said McKenna was a contender for the Air Force gig, which Trump dismissed as fake news.

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