Donald Trump tweeted that he will announce his VP pick on Friday. | AP Photo Trump: VP pick to come Friday

Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday night that his vice-presidential pick will be announced Friday morning.

“I will be making the announcement of my Vice Presidential pick on Friday at 11am in Manhattan. Details to follow,” the presumptive Republican nominee tweeted.


Likely contenders are Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, though former GOP rival Ben Carson, who's been working with Trump, said Tuesday on CNN that Trump might spring a surprise.

I will be making the announcement of my Vice Presidential pick on Friday at 11am in Manhattan. Details to follow. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2016



Trump’s tweet follows days of speculation and contradictory reports about his choice of running mate, culminating in a media frenzy that saw reporters gather outside Pence’s home in Indiana as Trump, his top adviser Paul Manafort, his son-in-law Jared Kushner and three of his adult children huddled inside with the governor.

POLITICO reported that Trump’s advisers and children are divided over who to pick — Kushner is said to fiercely oppose Christie and favor Gingrich, while Manafort and the younger Trumps prefer Pence. (Trump appeared with Pence on Tuesday in Indiana.)

In an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier on Wednesday, Trump said he was zeroing in on a final choice.

"I'm narrowing it down. I mean, I'm at three potentially four,” he said. “But in my own mind, I probably am thinking about two.”

The Republican National Convention starts Monday in Cleveland.

