Rick Scott said that he would rather focus on his job as Florida's governor than run on a Republican ticket with Donald Trump. | AP Photo Florida Gov. Rick Scott rules out Trump VP slot

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Friday took himself out of the running as a potential vice presidential candidate for Donald Trump.

"I'm going to pass on that," the Republican governor who endorsed Trump following his victory in the state's March 15 primary told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "Think about it. I'll have two years left when Donald gets elected president. I want to finally have a federal partner that’s going to focus on jobs. We’ve added almost 1.1 million jobs. If I had somebody in the White House who cared about jobs, just think of what I could accomplish in my last two years."


Scott, who will meet with Trump on Monday at Trump Tower, said he would tell Trump "no" if asked to submit his information for vetting.

"I like this job," Scott said. "I worked hard to get this job. I love the 20 million people that live in my state and 100 million tourists. I'm going do my best the last two years to make sure this is the No. 1 place in the world for jobs, education, and public safety."

Just to make certain, Blitzer asked another time if that represented a definitive no.

"No. I want to continue. I predict Donald's gonna have a big win, but I want to finish my job here as governor," Scott said. "I want to do all the things we can to make this the state people want to live because they can get a great job, a great education"

"I'll take that as a hard no," Blitzer said, before asking him about the spread of Zika.