Donald Trump's Running Mate Is Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Reports Say

UPDATE: The Trump campaign said it would delay the vice presidential candidate announcement because of the terrorist attack in Nice, France.

Donald Trump asked Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Thursday to be his vice presidential running mate, and Pence accepted, ABC News and MSNBC reported. The networks both cited a source with direct knowledge of the talks.

Local news footage showed Pence exiting a plane just across the Hudson River from Manhattan in New Jersey.

The reports come near the end of a day when the candidate's top advisers said that even if he has made up his mind, he's just as likely to change it before an official announcement. That announcement was initially scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m. Eastern, but Trump said on Twitter he was postponing the event following deadly attacks in Nice, France.

In an appearance on Fox News shortly after the attacks, Trump maintained he had not yet made a "final, final" decision on his pick.

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Few events in politics generate rumors quite like the selection of a vice president, and that has been only more true with Trump given the unpredictable twists and trajectory of his campaign.

Trump's advisers have told Republican officials that they are preparing to make an announcement with Pence, The New York Times reported Thursday afternoon, citing three people with knowledge of the situation who were not authorized to discuss it publicly. Other advisers told reporters no choice has been made.

Trump's senior communications adviser, Jason Miller, took to Twitter to say Trump would announce his decision on Friday at 11 a.m., as originally planned.

1/2 A decision has not been made by Mr. Trump. He will be making a decision in the future…
— Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) July 14, 2016

Among the topics covered at the meeting were the final procedures to ensure that Pence, who faces a midday Friday deadline to withdraw from a closely fought re-election campaign, will be able to get off the Indiana ballot in time if Trump picks him.

Other indicators that Pence is the choice have come to light on Thursday, as Pence gathered his top political aides at 8 a.m. in Indianapolis to discuss logistics — including his Friday deadline to withdraw from his current gubernatorial race — in the event Trump selected the governor as his running mate, according to Time.

Following the meeting, Pence's deputy campaign manager was seen leaving Indianapolis for New York for "some meetings" on Thursday morning.

Spotted boarding flight from Indy to LGA: Pence Deputy Camp Mgr Marc Lotter who tells me he's headed there for "some meetings." #veeps
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) July 14, 2016

Trump and his most trusted advisers — his children — threw together a last-minute series of conversations in Indiana with other vice presidential finalists that included New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama.

Officially, the campaign says no decision has been made. They say no decision has been announced.

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