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Gov. Scott Walker said Monday he was “shocked” that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was favorably discussing the possibility of Walker as his running mate.

In an interview published Monday, USA Today asked Trump about possible vice presidential running mates, including Walker, whom the real estate mogul criticized two weeks ago at a Janesville campaign rally after the governor endorsed Trump’s rival, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

“I like Walker actually in a lot of ways,” Trump told the newspaper. “I hit him very hard. ... But I’ve always liked him. There are people I like, but I don’t think they like me because I have hit them hard.”

Asked Monday in Madison about the comments, Walker wouldn’t rule out being Trump’s vice presidential pick, instead saying he was focused on being governor.

He said he laughed when he read Trump’s comments.