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White House's Mulvaney did not mull quitting over "quid pro quo" flap

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney takes questions during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, US. [Reuters]

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday he had not offered to resign for indicating last week that U.S. President Donald Trump had sought a political favor from Ukraine in exchange for military aid, comments he has since retracted.

“I never said there was a quid pro quo because there isn’t,” Mulvaney told “Fox News Sunday,” using a Latin phrase meaning a favor for a favor.

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