President Donald Trump openly mused about Sen. Ted Cruz as a future Supreme Court nominee during his “Trump Accounts” speech Wednesday, drawing laughs as he floated the idea with the Texas Republican sitting in the audience.
Trump said the Senate confirmation process has become increasingly difficult, then pointed directly to Cruz as an example of someone who could sail through.
“Because it’s hard to get people approved … He’s a brilliant legal name, he’s a brilliant man. If I nominate Ted Cruz for the United States Supreme Court, I will get 100 percent of the vote. The Democrats will vote for him because they want to get him the hell out of the Senate. And the Republicans will vote for him because they want to get him the hell out, too.”
The remark, delivered with Donald Trump’s trademark humor, underscored the president’s ongoing frustration with partisan confirmation battles while spotlighting Cruz’s long résumé as a constitutional lawyer and conservative firebrand. Ted Cruz, a former Texas solicitor general and Supreme Court clerk, has been a central figure in Senate fights over judicial nominees and the court’s direction for more than a decade.
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