Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is speaking out after President Trump claimed to have fired her from her senior advisory position under the Biden administration and said she plans a return to politics here in Georgia.

“I said, ‘Oh, he thinks he fired me too from the job that I didn’t get paid for,” Bottoms said about Trump’s post. “I was quite tickled to see one that the Vice President of the United States was thinking about me the day after his inauguration at 1:30 a.m.”

Keisha Lance Bottoms clarifies resignation: Atlanta's former mayor announced she resigned from her position on President Biden's Export Council on Jan. 4, one day before President Trump claimed she was fired as part of his removal of over 1,000 Biden-era appointees.

ATLANTA — Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms addressed recent claims by President Donald Trump that she was fired from her White House role.

In an early morning post, Trump announced he fired over 1,000 Biden appointees, including former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms from her White House post.

Add former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to the list of prominent Georgia Democrats openly considering a run to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp, who cannot seek a third term in office.

With his infamous “You’re Fired!” phrase, Trump terminated Lance Bottoms via social media, but the former mayor reminded him she had already resigned.

Formerly Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was among the first names Trump announced as being terminated from their posts. Bottoms was appointed by President Biden to serve on the President’s Export Council, a national advisory committee on international trade.

Alive's Faith Jessie sits down to talk with the former mayor about her departure from the White House and what might be next in her political career

Bottoms spoke after Trump posted to Truth Social, calling her out by name, saying that she and others at the White House were fired. But she says she resigned.

Former President Biden also removed many Trump appointees after taking office, including former press secretary Sean Spicer