President Donald Trump says his instincts will play a key role in his decision about when to reopen the country. 

The Commander-in-chief called into Fox News' Justice with Judge Jeanine Piro on Saturday evening, where he declared that he would decide 'reasonably soon' on a date when people can get  back work. 

'We have to get our country get back! People want to get back to work,' he told Piro in the phone interview. 

'We're setting up a council with distinguished leaders in virtually every field, including politics and business and medical, and we'll be making a decision fairly soon,' he continued. 

But while Trump declared that he would obtain 'a lot of facts' during consultations with such leaders, he added: 'Whether you like it or not – there is a certain instinct to it!'

Trump has currently extended distancing guidelines through April 30 in light of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 20,000 Americans. 

He previously wanted to have the country opened back up by Easter, but widespread outrage from doctors forced him to push back the date.