President Trump Donald John TrumpHouse committee believes it has evidence Trump requested putting ally in charge of Cohen probe: report Vietnamese airline takes steps to open flights to US on sidelines of Trump-Kim summit Manafort's attorneys say he should get less than 10 years in prison MORE says he is considering three main candidates to lead the Federal Reserve Board.

In an interview on Fox Business Network's "Mornings with Maria" set to air Sunday, Trump said he is considering Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell, Stanford University economist John Taylor and current Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen Janet Louise YellenOn The Money: Trump says trade deal with China ‘very close' | White House eyes budget ploy to avoid defense cuts | Economic panel predicts recession by 2021 Yellen: Trump doesn't understand economic policy Trump considering Herman Cain for Federal Reserve seat: report MORE.

"Well as you know, I've been seeing a number of people, and most people are saying it's down to two — Mr. Taylor, Mr. Powell," Trump said. "I also met with Janet Yellen who I like a lot, I really like her a lot. So I have three people I'm looking at, and there are a couple of others."

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders also said on Friday that Trump is considering nominating Powell and Taylor to the top two positions on the board and that an announcement on the matter is soon to come.

In that scenario, one would serve as Fed chair while the other would serve as vice chair.

“That is something that is under consideration, but he hasn’t ruled out a number of options," Sanders said during the daily press briefing. "He’ll have an announcement on that soon, in the coming days."

Reuters had reported the day before that White House National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn Gary David CohnChristie: Trump doesn’t give nicknames to people he respects On The Money: Congress pivots to prevent another shutdown | Trump hits Venezuelan oil company with sanctions | US criminal charges filed against Huawei | Next round of China trade talks set | Forecasts raise doubt on Trump’s economic goals Gary Cohn joked about sending Trump to help Brexit talks: report MORE and former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh are also under consideration to chair the Fed.

Trump met with Yellen at the White House on Thursday, and the Fed chairwoman visited once again on Friday to have lunch with Cohn. The White House said they the two meet semi-regularly and that the meeting was "nothing out of the ordinary."

Trump railed against Yellen on the campaign trail, saying slow interest rate hikes were making the Obama-era economy appear stronger than it actually was. But he has spoken positively about her since taking office.

Yellen's term as Fed chairwoman expires in February.