WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet won’t support a filibuster of Judge Neil Gorsuch, describing Democratic efforts to block the Colorado native as taking the Senate in the “wrong direction.”

But the Colorado Democrat still won’t say whether he’ll actually vote to put the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge on the U.S. Supreme Court — even though a full Senate vote is expected Friday.

“Using the filibuster and nuclear option at this moment takes us in the wrong direction,” Bennet said in a statement.

His decision, first reported by The Colorado Independent, follows weeks of indecision by the Colorado Democrat on what to do with Gorsuch, the first high-court pick of President Donald Trump.

Senate aides said Bennet has used the time to try and broker a deal in which Gorsuch could be confirmed without a filibuster — an effort that appears increasingly unlikely as Democrats have vowed to block him.