Longtime Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will finally retire from the upper chamber, opening the door for someone fresh and new in the Bluegrass State to take his place.

According to reports, that person could be Scott Jennings, who has made headlines in recent months due to his viral exchanges with Democrats on CNN and across social media.

He also advised on multiple McConnell campaigns in the past, and according to Fox News, has been encouraged to run to replace the retiring McConnell next year.

Like many who ultimately run for Congress do, Jennings sort of laughed off the question, but seemingly kept the door open in response to inquiries about his potential political future.

What happened?

Jennings was asked about the potential of replacing McConnell in the Senate next year at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday.

"Man, the internet’s a crazy place. Long way until next May," Jennings told Fox News Digital at the event. "I read all this with some amusement, but again, it’s a long way until next year."

Other reports indicated that Jennings said he would make a run for the Kentucky Senate seat, but only if he receives approval from President Donald Trump.

That was likely based on the following quote, which could be interpreted differently by some.

"And frankly, I think politics is a team sport. The president’s the head of our team and I think eventually he’ll need to weigh in here on who he thinks is the best to help him execute on his agenda," Jennings said.

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Fox News noted:

Jennings went on to say that he believes "Kentucky has benefited from having Republican senators for a long time" and that he thinks the Senate seat "ought to be in the hands ultimately of somebody who’s going to help Donald Trump execute on the president’s agenda."

Trump's nod

The president signaled Jennings out at his 100-day ceremony this week, noting that while he doesn't know Jennings, he does know that Jennings is on CNN more often than not defending him from liberal attacks.

"We have a man here that I don't know, but he's defending me all the time on CNN. And he defends me really well, but he can’t go too far because if he goes too far, he'll get fired," Trump said, drawing laughter.

Only time will tell if Jennings gets Trump's blessing to make a run for the upper chamber seat.