Overview
- At an event in Corpus Christi, President Trump said he is thinking about putting Senator Ted Cruz on the Supreme Court and quipped that Cruz would get 100% of both parties’ votes to “get him out of there.”
- Trump praised Cruz as “so good and so talented,” introducing him as an “amazing guy” while framing the remark as a lighthearted way to address how difficult confirmations can be.
- Cruz stated last month that he does not want a seat on the high court, emphasizing his preference to remain in the political arena rather than serve as a judge.
- Cruz’s legal résumé includes a Supreme Court clerkship for Chief Justice William Rehnquist and multiple arguments before the justices as Texas solicitor general.
- No justice has announced plans to retire, though reporting continues to note speculation around Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito as Trump escalates public criticism of the Court after the ruling against his emergency tariff powers.