Eliza Collins

USA TODAY

Gary Johnson’s running mate is focusing on taking down Donald Trump by election day — but he insists it’s just because he thinks it’ll be easier to pull Republican voters to the Libertarian ticket.

In an interview with The Boston Globe Tuesday, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld said he still supports Johnson but his focus will be on taking down Trump, whose agenda he said is “in a class by itself.”

“I think Mr. Trump’s proposals in the foreign policy area, including nuclear proliferation, tariffs, and free trade, would be so hurtful, domestically and in the world, that he has my full attention,” Weld said.

Those comments brought speculation that Weld could be in the process of abandoning his ticket.

But in an interview with CNN Wednesday Weld said he is still dedicated to winning and he thinks attacking Trump will do just that.

“I think the way to win, to run the table, is to peel off votes from Donald Trump,” said Weld, who was a Republican when he was the governor of Massachusetts, before adding: “I have a hard time understanding why any Republican would vote for Donald Trump.”

While the majority of his criticism was aimed at Trump, he did say that Clinton's "fiscal and military policies are not good."

He said he'd been “getting a lot of free legal advice from Democrats” who were encouraging him to drop out of the race.

Last month in an interview with USA TODAY Johnson — who was the Republican governor of New Mexico — was asked about rumors his running mate would endorse Hillary Clinton if things got close.

“That’s bull----," he said.

Johnson has spoken out strongly against both Trump and Clinton and has said that he has no problem being the “spoiler,” even if it means Trump wins the election.

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