Alabama U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville had high praise for Donald Trump’s running mate selection during the Republican National Convention, telling reporters he’d given the former president advice as recently as this morning on his pick.

Trump announced on Monday that Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be his vice-presidential running mate in a Truth Social post.

“We’ve talked several times over the last year about the VP candidate and I’ve always put my two cents in,” Tuberville told NBC News. “Sometimes he listens, sometimes he doesn’t. He had some great choices. JD Vance will be an excellent fit.”

Alabama’s other U.S. Senator, Katie Britt, who is set to address the RNC tonight, also praised Vance.

“As the Republican Party’s nominee for Vice President, he will be a tireless advocate for the America First agenda. It’s time to unite our nation and reverse America’s decline,” Britt said.

Both Britt and Vance were elected in 2022.

Tuberville went on to say that he had recommended “a couple friends in the Senate that could have been good candidates,” but that Vance was a young, energetic pick who learned “everything about politics in a short period of time.”

Tuberville said he had a call with Trump Monday morning ahead of the announcement, during which the former president was still making his decision.

“I don’t know if someone was leading at that time, but he was asking me questions about [Vance] and a couple other people,” Tuberville said.

Tuberville joined the Alabama delegation at the RNC in Milwaukee, where all 50 of the state’s delegates voted for Trump.

“Alabama is unwavering in our support for President Trump,” Tuberville posted on X ahead of the roll call.

The Alabama senator said he spoke to Trump early this morning “first and foremost about this weekend.”

The former president was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump had blood coming out of his ear after the attempted assisination but was “in good spirits” this morning, according to Tuberville.