Trump’s VP Search Could Be Down to 2

The mystery surrounding Donald Trump's vice presidential pick has reached a new height as the crowd of candidates has apparently thinned.

Trump met Wednesday with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, both of whom are believed to be either among the top contenders for the running-mate spot or the top contenders themselves.

At least according to Gingrich.

During an interview with Fox News Wednesday, Gingrich suggested that the running mate will likely get the verdict this afternoon before Trump's confirmed announcement of the decision Friday at 11:00 a.m. in New York.

"I suspect some time tomorrow that Mike and I will both get phone calls, and one of us will be packing our bags to go to New York and the other one will be going to watch it on TV,” Gingrich said. “And we'll find out tomorrow afternoon at some point which one is which.

Gingrich, who has been a supporter of Trump's presidential run from the early stages, believes he has a good shot at the spot.

"Donald and I get along very, very well. We've known him a long time and get along very, very well with the whole family," he said during the Fox interview.

But he noted that Trump has also made an effort to get to “know Mike [Pence] and his family better," as demonstrated by Trump's decision to have his oldest children and son-in-law attend a meeting at Pence's house in Indiana Wednesday morning.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie did not meet with any members of the Trump family Wednesday, though he had met Tuesday with some of Trump's adult children. Trump himself was not present.

Trump has no publicly listed schedule or events today, so it is unclear whom he’ll meet with the day before his big announcement.

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