Kasich says there is 'zero chance' he'd sign on to be Trump's vice president

Donald Trump has floated the idea of inviting Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, or John Kasich to be his vice president — and Kasich, for one, has a prepared answer. Nope, uh-uh, not a chance.

"Look, I am running for president of the United States, and that's it. If I'm not president, which I think I have an excellent shot to be, I will finish my term as governor and then maybe I'll be a co-host on this show. You never know," Kasich told CBS This Morning.

In case that was still unclear, Kasich spelled it out: There is "zero chance" he'd step up to be Trump's running mate, he said. Incidentally, "zero" is also the amount of pressure Kasich says he feels to get out of the race, Politico reports.

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"Am I under pressure? The person that's under pressure is the woman with a couple kids whose husband walks out on her," Kasich said. "I'm having a great time."