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South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson posted on social media Sunday that he had spoken with the president and implied he was not interested in the interim appointment.

“I was grateful to speak with President Trump today reminiscing about our mutual friend, Senator Lindsey Graham,” Wilson said.

“I assured him my goal is to remain in the House to keep his two-vote majority for the American people!!!”

Rep. Ralph Norman, a prominent member of the House Freedom Caucus, who at one time was widely considered to be contemplating a challenge to Graham in the GOP primary, told CNN that he has not decided if he is interested in potentially vying to replace him now.

Asked about his interest in potentially seeking the seat, he told CNN in a phone call Sunday morning “I don’t know.”

“I am like everybody, it’s a shock,” he said.

Norman, who ran for governor in the primary last month, placed third and did not advance to the runoff in that race. While Norman is a fierce defender of Trump, his calls for fiscal restraint have sometimes put him at odds with GOP leaders and the White House.

Norman said the Senate wasn’t necessarily on his radar, but “in the Senate you can do a lot of good things.”

“The only thing I am weighing right now is that he died. It’s just sad,” Norman said.