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As Donald Trump barrels toward the GOP presidential nomination, Wisconsin’s top Republican officials are divided over whether to support him if he succeeds and represents the party in the general election.

On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh declined to rule out a future break with his party’s presidential front-runner, a shift from his past statements that he would back whoever the GOP nominates.

“It’s depressing to see how this is devolving,” Johnson said.

Meanwhile, Gov. Scott Walker made clear that he would prefer Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida or Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas over the New York real estate mogul and reality TV celebrity. But the former presidential candidate steered clear of joining the emerging “#nevertrump” movement fanned by conservative activists on social media.

“I signed a pledge and I’m a person of my word,” Walker said. “I wasn’t going to run against someone else and I wasn’t going to support someone other than the nominee.”

Walker last fall dropped his presidential bid and called on others in the huge field to do the same in an effort for an alternative to Trump to emerge.