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Trump suggests he’ll decide on Pennsylvania GOP Senate endorsement in ‘about a week’

With primary day in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania just under six weeks away, former President Donald Trump has yet to takes sides in the crowded, divisive, and expensive GOP Senate primary in the race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.

But that may change very soon.

"I’ll be making a decision… maybe fairly soon," the former president said Tuesday in an interview with conservative talk radio host John Fredericks.

OZ AND MCCORMICK TRADE FIRE AS THEY FACE OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE SAME STAGE

A day later, Trump was more specific, telling reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, that he would be making a decision about whom to endorse in the Pennsylvania Senate showdown in "about a week."

Sources close to the former president’s political orbit told Fox News that among the leading contenders for the GOP nomination in Pennsylvania, the two at the top of Trump’s list appear to be David McCormick – a former hedge fund executive, a West Point graduate, Gulf War combat veteran and Treasury Department official in former President George W. Bush's administration – and Mehmet Oz, the cardiac surgeon, author and well-known celebrity physician who until the launch of his Senate campaign late last year was host of TV’s popular "Dr. Oz Show."

Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick greets supporters during a campaign event in Coplay, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 25, 2022. <span class="copyright"></p>
<p>McCormick was at Mar-a-Lago Wednesday to meet with the former president, as first reported by the Washington Post and confirmed by Fox News. A source close to McCormick’s campaign characterized the encounter as a good meeting and said it lasted around an hour.</p>
<p><strong>THIS STATE HAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE SENATE RACE IN THE COUNTRY </strong></p>
<p>Oz has also recently enjoyed some face time with Trump.</p>
<p>Oz and his wife dined with the former president and Melania Trump on March 16, as previously reported. And a source close to the Oz campaign said Trump and Oz talk frequently.</p>
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