Jesse Yomtov

USA TODAY

In an interview with NewsmaxTV on Monday, Dr. Ben Carson said that Republican frontrunner Donald Trump promised him a role in his potential administration.

Carson said Trump will “surround himself with very good people” and when asked if he would be one of those people, Carson said “I will be doing things as well, yes.”

Pressed on if that meant something in Trump’s administration, Carson responded “certainly in an advisory capacity.” Carson went on to say that it was something that had been determined when he sat down with Trump.

“We haven’t hammered out all the details, but it is very important we work together to save this country,” Carson said.

Asked if that meant a cabinet position, Carson said he couldn’t “reveal any details about it right now, because all of this is still very liquid."

A day after admitting all of this, Carson tweeted that he stands by his endorsement, which was "principled and not selfish."