Republican likely 2016 presidential candidate Bobby Jindal seems to have already has chosen his running mate: Jindal/Robertson 2016!

At a Good Friday prayer breakfast last week in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal didn’t officially announce his candidacy for the White House in 2016, but he pretty much announced his top choice for his running mate: reality TV star and son of the infamously anti-gay Duck Dynasty patriarch.

Yes, Bobby Jindal wants Willie Robertson (not Phil)Â to be on the GOP ticket with him in 2016.

Preaching that there is “an assault on religious liberty in America,” Jindal told the crowd that “Christians should not have to choose between operating their businesses and living according to our faith.”

No mention of how Muslims, people of other religious faiths, or people of no faith should operate their businesses.

“I don’t know about you, but sometimes it feels like evangelical Christians are the only group that it’s OK to discriminate against today in this society,” he added.

Jindal later “introduced the eventâ€™s keynote speaker, fellow Louisianan and ‘Duck Dynasty’ star Willie Robertson, whose name towered over Jindalâ€™s on the eventâ€™s stage banner,” the Des Moines Register reported.

But it was what happened outside the breakfast afterwards that really raised eyebrows.

Jindal called Robertson “an icon, a cultural figure and a hero of many.”

So would Jindal consider Robertson as a running mate should he receive the GOPâ€™s nomination?

Asked if he would be on the same ticket asÂ Robertson, Jindal said yes.

“As a running mate? Sure, but as vice president â€” I assume thatâ€™s what youâ€™re asking â€” not the other way around,” Jindal told reporters with a grin, later adding: “Heâ€™s a great guy, I think heâ€™d be a great running mate. Itâ€™d be a huge pay cut for him, so Iâ€™m not sure heâ€™d be willing to do it.”

Jindal, as the images above from his Instagram page show, has been cozying up to the Duck Dynasty star for years.

Sadly for Jindal, the fandom doesn’t seem to be mutual.

A walk through the Duck Dynasty and Willie Robertson Facebook pages reveal zero photos of Bobby Jindal.

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Images via Instagram