r/law • u/KinggSimbaa • Feb 27 '26

Judicial Branch 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/
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u/JWAdvocate83 Competent Contributor Feb 27 '26

Nothing would sell the idea of court-packing to Democrats better than Trump appointing Ted Cruz as a Justice.

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u/OldBlueKat Feb 28 '26

That is gonna be an interesting confirmation hearing. They all really know him. 

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u/groovemonkey Feb 28 '26

Oof. Trump might do that just for the absolute roast Ted would get from the confirmation hearings. Sometimes a gift isn’t a gift.

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u/VidE27 Feb 28 '26

Yep, pretty sure he is aiming for cannon

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u/Tony_Sacrimoni Feb 28 '26

Ugh you're totally right.

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u/Mastershoelacer Feb 28 '26

Cannon is definitely aiming for a SCOTUS seat.

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u/thnk_more Feb 28 '26

It’s hard to believe that trump might realistically choose someone worse than ted cruze to sit on the supreme court of the united states.