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Trump Jokes About Ted Cruz Supreme Court Nomination on Campaign Trail
Trump said Cruz would win unanimous Senate confirmation because lawmakers from both parties would want him out of Congress.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested at a Lubbock, Texas, rally that he would appoint Sen. Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court, joking both Democrats and Republicans would unanimously confirm him to remove him from Congress.
- Trump's remarks stemmed from ongoing jokes about the Texas Republican's famously strained relationships with fellow lawmakers, claiming both parties would vote for confirmation because they "can't stand him" and want him out of the Senate.
- Cruz, a Harvard Law graduate who clerked for former Chief Justice William Rehnquist and argued nine cases before the Supreme Court, has previously rejected the idea, preferring to remain in elected office for policy fights.
- No Supreme Court vacancy currently exists, and any future confirmation could become complicated if Democrats retake the Senate in next week's midterm elections, as Justice Samuel Alito plans to serve through the current term ending next summer.
- The president's comments occurred during a late-stage campaign push to support Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton in his competitive race against Democrat James Talarico, as Trump crisscrosses the country defending key seats ahead of the November 3 midterms.
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President Donald Trump has floated a surprising candidate for the next Supreme Court vacancy: Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. But the president’s explanation for why Cruz would sail through Senate confirmation turned the proposal into a public roast. Speaking at a campaign rally in Lubbock, Texas, on Oct. 27, Trump joked that nominating Cruz would […]
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