Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) claimed there is one thing that he will not do in the 2024 elections, even as tensions with President Joe Biden continue to simmer.

Manchin, who has teased a third party presidential run himself, said that he loves the United States too much to ever vote for President Donald Trump, claiming it would be “detrimental” to do so.

“Let me make this very clear. I love my country too much to vote for Donald Trump,” Manchin told CBS anchor Margaret Brennan on Sunday. “I love my country too much, and I think it would be very detrimental to my country. I want to make sure that people have a choice, but also understanding the person with the character.”

Trump and Biden are expected to be the respective nominees, but Trump faces challenges from former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

Manchin has been critical of the president’s environmental and climate policies, his handling of the border crisis, and generally accusing the president of governing too far to the left. Manchin demanded Biden take executive action on the immigrant crisis on Sunday, if negotiators cannot finalize the bipartisan border security deal soon.

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The West Virginia senator, a centrist figure who is known to work with Republicans in Congress, has been teased as a contender for a bipartisan third-party ticket for the White House. When asked if he would run, Manchin merely said he would do anything in his power to save the country.

“I’ll help whoever, and I’ll support whoever that I think can best help this country come back to this commonsense, sensible middle, which is center left, center right, working together with a majority,” Manchin said. “You can’t govern from the extremes.”