“I have made my decision on who I will nominate for The United States Supreme Court. It will be announced live on Tuesday at 8:00 P.M. (W.H.),” President Donald Trump tweeted. | Getty Trump to announce Supreme Court pick Tuesday at 8 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Monday morning that he’s chosen a nominee to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat and will announce it on Tuesday.

“I have made my decision on who I will nominate for The United States Supreme Court. It will be announced live on Tuesday at 8:00 P.M. (W.H.),” he tweeted.


Trump reiterated to reporters at the White House later Monday morning that he would announce his “very big decision” on the Supreme Court Tuesday night. He said his nominee will be “a person who is unbelievably highly respected, and I think you will be impressed with this person.”

Trump had previously said he’d announce his pick to fill the seat left vacant by Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, on Thursday.

Judge Thomas Hardiman of the Third Circuit and Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit are the two leading contenders, POLITICO reports.