President Donald Trump said in a CNBC interview on Tuesday that while he does not mind airline mergers, ⁠he does not like a merger between United Airlines and American Airlines.

"I ⁠don't mind mergers," Trump said, adding he would "love somebody to buy" Spirit Airlines. Spirit is currently in bankruptcy.

"But with American, it's doing fine, and United is doing very well. I know the United people; they're doing ⁠very well. I don't like ⁠having them merge," he said.

United Airlines ⁠CEO ⁠Scott Kirby had pitched the potential for merging with American Airlines in a meeting with Trump in late February, sources said last week.

American said on Friday it is not interested in a merger with United.