New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) acknowledged in an interview Thursday that he wanted to be Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE’s running mate.

Christie told Nicolle Wallace of MSNBC that he "does not know" who Trump will pick as his vice president on Friday, adding that "no matter what phone call he makes to me today, I will take a deep breath and prepare for tomorrow."

"I mean, obviously, I'm a competitive person. So I'm not going to say it won't bother me, if I'm not selected. Of course it bothers you a little bit. 'Cause if you're a competitive person, like I am, and you're used to winning, like I am — again, you don't like coming in second, ever," said the governor.

Christie sits down with @NicolleDWallace: If you're a competitive person like I am...you don't like coming in 2nd. https://t.co/lsJB35567q — MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 14, 2016

Reports emerged Thursday that Trump has picked Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) as his running mate and will announce the decision Friday morning at Trump Tower.

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Christie said he had not advised Trump on the VP decision because he would be biased toward himself.

"I mean, let's be honest, Nicolle. I mean, I'm not going to — you know, I'm not going to go in there and — and advise him to pick someone else," he said.

Christie was reportedly among the finalists for the job, along with Pence and former Speaker Newt Gingrich.