President Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One, and per multiple tweets he said his decision on a Supreme Court nominee is coming in less than two weeks.

.@realDonaldTrump tells reporters on Air Force One he will announce his Supreme Court pick on July 9, has five finalists including two women

— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) June 29, 2018

BREAKING: Trump says he will announce his Supreme Court pick on Monday, July 9. Says he plans to interview 1-2 candidates this weekend in NJ.

— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) June 29, 2018

President Trump tells reporters on Air Force One that he will interview one or two potential Supreme Court nominees this weekend. He confirms CNN reporting that he will announce his pick July 9. “I’ve got it narrowed to about five,” he said, including two women.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 29, 2018

The President is headed to Bedminster this weekend, where he said he’ll be talking to candidates he’s considering for the pick.

He also apparently weighed in on Senator Mike Lee possibly getting the job.

Very SCOTUS newsy AF1 flight, per pool:
–Trump says he'll announce pick July 9
–He'll interview one or two candidates this weekend
–Down to "about five," inclu. two women
–Won't ask candidates about Roe
–Of Mike Lee, "“he said he’d like the job, usually they don’t say that.”

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) June 29, 2018

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