Senator Jeff Sessions

Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions speaks at Washington Update breakfast at Von Braun Center Monday morning Oct. 26, 2015. (Bob Gathany/bgathany@AL.com)

If Donald Trump ultimately selects Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, the choice will have the blessing of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions.

"I think he'll be a great vice presidential choice. I think he'll be good politically. He's capable of being president. He's served in the Congress, he's served as governor. He's got great integrity, and his ego's under control," Sessions told reporters Thursday, according to The Hill. "He's shown he's got courage to stand up for what he believes in. He's got a great family, good values. I think he would be good choice, if that's who it is, but I'll let Trump say that tomorrow."

Reports surfaced Thursday morning that Trump was poised to select the Indiana governor as his vice presidential nominee, but other media sources said Trump has yet to make a decision.

Sessions was among those on Trump's short list. Alabama's junior senator was the first member of the upper chamber to back Trump, doing so at a February rally in Madison.

Other contenders include former House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- who said in a Facebook live post Thursday that he believed the decision was between him and Pence -- and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.