President Trump pushed back on what he called a “phony story” that he harbors doubts about Vice President Mike Pence’s loyalty.

“The New York Times did a phony story, as usual, about my relationship with @VP Mike Pence. They made up sources and refused to ask me, the only one that would know, for a quote,” he fumed in a Saturday morning tweet.

“I can’t imagine any President having a better or closer relationship with their Vice President then (sic) the two of us. Just more FAKE NEWS, the Enemy of the People!” the president added in a follow-up tweet.

A report published Friday, citing unnamed advisers, said that Trump has repeatedly questioned whether Pence has his back – but has stopped short of the idea of dropping him from his 2020 re-election ticket.

The White House denied the report, as has Pence, who told reporters he and Trump had “had a good laugh” about it.

In a post-midterm press conference Nov. 7, Trump asked Pence publicly if he would be his running mate. Pence stood up and agreed with a nod.

“Will you? Thank you. O.K., good,” the president said. “That was unexpected.”

Trump was traveling to California on Saturday to survey wildfire damage and meet with first responders.