Thursday evening, after numerous outlets were reporting that Trump had settled on the Indiana governor as his running mate, the Republican presidential candidate appeared on Fox News and addressed the speculation, saying, “I haven’t made a final, final decision.” This led Newt Gingrich and Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn to throw a couple Hail Mary passes in the form of very stupid remarks about the terrorist attack in Nice, France, that left more than 80 people dead.
But on Friday, Trump made it official: Pence will be his running mate.
I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. News conference tomorrow at 11:00 A.M.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2016
Of course, Trump being Trump, anything can happen between now and 11 on Saturday—but Pence better hope it doesn’t, as his aides filed paperwork withdrawing his name from Indiana’s ballot on Friday morning as well.