CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich said during a Sunday "Meet the Press" interview that he's not considering running for president with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper in 2020.

Axios first reported that the duo was mulling a "unity ticket" in an article published Friday. Hickenlooper, a Democrat, was said to have been Kasich's vice presidential candidate in a independent bid, USA Today reported.

Hickenlooper shot down the speculation in a series of tweets Friday.

1/3 Odd & funny that people expect a political marriage when 2 people from different parties work together… — John Hickenlooper (@hickforco) August 25, 2017

2/3 Kasich is dapper & worldly, but knows nada about brewing beer. Loving the attention on our bipartisan work… — John Hickenlooper (@hickforco) August 25, 2017

3/3 …but no ulterior motive. Not a unity ticket, just working with a new friend on hard compromises. — John Hickenlooper (@hickforco) August 25, 2017

The idea that Kasich could run for president as an independent was also tossed around earlier this year, after Buzzfeed News' Henry J. Gomez wrote, following an interview with the governor, that he "seems tempted by the idea of running for president as an independent." Kasich had not forcefully denied Friday's "unity ticket" report until Sunday's "Meet the Press" appearance.

The governor's conversation with host Chuck Todd started with a discussion of former Vice President Joe Biden's comments on President Donald Trump's statements about the deadly violence in Charlottesville and his Friday pardon of Maricopa County, Arizona's former Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

As the conversation flowed and Kasich repeatedly asserted that bipartisan solutions have to made on issues like the nation's health care law, Todd brought up the 2020 race.

"You mentioned John Hickenlooper, the governor of Colorado, that you two are working together, trying to come up with a bipartisan fix here on the state exchanges and the health care law in general," Todd said, according to the NBC News transcript of the interview. "And somebody floated the idea that it could be a 2020 unity ticket. Are you, could you imagine yourself leaving the Republican Party to do something like this?"

Here's Kasich and Todd's exchange, according to the transcript:

Kasich: Chuck, look, Kasich/Hickenlooper. You couldn't--first of all, you couldn't pronounce it. And secondly, you couldn't fit it on a bumper sticker. But here's what I do want to say, because Hickenlooper and I--

Todd: That's not a denial.

Kasich: --are now working--

Todd: Just because you can't fit it on--

Kasich: --no, the answer is no.

Todd: --a bumper sticker.

Kasich: The answer is no, ok.

You can watch Kasich's full interview in the video below.