Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty told CNN that he is running for President.
Pawlenty made the straight-forward proclamation during an appearance on CNN's 'Piers Morgan Tonight' set to air Tuesday. Morgan asked Pawlenty if he would ever consider being Donald Trump's running-mate on a hypothetical ticket. The former governor responded, "I'm running for president." He then continued, "I'm not putting my hat in the ring rhetorically or ultimately for vice president. So I'm focused on running for president."
The statement follows Pawlenty's March announcement in which he formed a presidential exploratory committee.
UPDATE (8:40 p.m. ET) -- CNN reports on comments from a Pawlenty spokesman:
"As the governor has said many times, he is not running to be anybody's vice president," Pawlenty spokesman Alex Conant told CNN. "He will have a formal announcement about running for president later this spring."
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