Facing criticism from members of both parties, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner is walking back comments he made in a campaign video early Friday in which he warned Gov. Wolf that he would "stomp all over" his "face with golf spikes."

Standing in front of an anti-Wagner billboard and next to a pile of paychecks on a collapsible chair, the former state senator made the claims in a three-minute live video posted to his campaign's Facebook page Friday morning.

"I love your campaign stuff," Wagner said in the video, mainly taking aim at Wolf's negative campaign ads and treatment of small businesses. "Somewhere yesterday your people said that I've raised a white flag. Well, Gov. Wolf, let me tell you, between now and Nov. 6, you better put a catcher's mask on your face. Because I'm going to stomp all over your face with golf spikes because I'm gonna win this for the state of Pennsylvania."