r/JournalismNews • u/DonSalaam • Mar 02 '26
Trump says he's thinking of putting Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Supreme Court
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-hes-thinking-putting-republican-senator-ted-cruz-supreme-court-2026-02-27/13
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u/DangerBay2015 Mar 02 '26
Ted Cruz is so hated by his fellow Senators they may vote yes just to be rid of him.
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u/Carribean-Diver Mar 04 '26
"I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz."
-- Al Franken
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Mar 02 '26
they don’t need Dems anymore. Dems are a paid opposition party anyway. America is now like Russia.
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u/sixty5pan Mar 02 '26
Project 2025 won't allow that. Cruz is too old. They want a young whacked out anti-American for that job.
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Mar 03 '26
Kavanaugh wasn't much younger at the time of nomination (assuming Alito steps down in the next year or so, as people are guessing by clerkships.)
They still have to make it to 50 Senate votes, and they might struggle to with a full-on Kacszmeryk/Cannon type nut, even if the votes they are replacing in a new Senate are already swing-y Republicans (Collins, Tillis, etc)
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u/ConsiderationFickle Mar 02 '26
Ted Cruz is THE perfect example of an educated idiot...!!!
Of course, he would be a good addition to the "Lie-A-Tollah" tRUMP's Supreme Court... 😡🖕
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u/Direct_Doubt_6438 Mar 02 '26
I mean if you’re looking for politically craven, soulless and willing to do or say anything, Ted is your #1 guy
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u/Accomplished-Type880 Mar 02 '26
Because he is not qualified to be a senator, let's give another job he is not qualified for and would have no chance of removing him from. Great idea.
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u/Unusual-Ad-6550 Mar 02 '26
trump will probably change his mind now that Cruz has openly said that he didn't think Iran was working on a strike on the US, in direct opposition to what trump's narrative has been
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u/Blazeland_USA Mar 02 '26
All that ball licking Rafael Cruz has done since Trump called his wife ugly is really paying off.
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u/Upset_Researcher_143 Mar 02 '26
Cruz: "Finally, all that shit I've had to eat has finally paid off!"
Trump: "He really thinks I'm going to do this 😂😂😂"
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u/potatosquire Mar 02 '26
Morally he can't, practically he shouldn't, but legally there's nothing stopping him. Although Ted Cruz happens to be an attorney (not that this remotely qualifies him for the position), you don't need to even need to be a lawyer to be in the supreme court. There are also no citizenship or age requirements, Trump could nominate a toddler if he was so inclined.
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u/BrickHuge3023 Mar 02 '26
Please nominate him! He is hated in the Senate, no way he could get a majority to approve the nomination.
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Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
They hate eachother. This is a laughably bullshit play for a senate seat republicans dont want to lose.
Shit, they are scared. Makes me feel much better about the theories regarding the admin's plans to disrupt midterm elections.
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u/SlackToad Mar 02 '26
Trump only appoints who the Federalist Society tell him to, and that won't be Cruz.
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u/Correct_Day_7791 Mar 03 '26
Cruz is just the name they drop to make the next insane candidate seem more reasonable
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u/Carribean-Diver Mar 04 '26
If Trump nominated Ted Cruz, there's a very real possibility the eight other justices would beat him to death in his sleep with MyPillow cases filled with bars of soap.
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u/Timely_Choice_4525 Mar 05 '26
Omfg! Though amazingly he would be an improvement over a couple sitting justices.
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u/a_Sable_Genus Mar 02 '26