Donald Trump floated nominating Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court for a future vacancy on the nation’s high court, joking that the Texas Republican senator’s confirmation would earn unanimous Senate support because senators from both parties would like to see him gone.
Trump, who has mentioned Cruz previously for the Supreme Court, suggested the third-term senator again at an Oct. 27 midterm campaign rally in Lubbock, Texas as the president discussed what he might do if he gets to nominate a Supreme Court justice for a fourth time over his two White House terms.
I can only imagine what Clarence’s demands for retirement are. 9 figures minimum with a better RV than the one Colbert offered.
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Why it was critical to elect Dems, the court is fucked due to ignorance. From Socrates to Sagan, they warned about this with a population that can’t think critically, just stuck in dualism. Ubi dubium ibi libertas!
joking that the Texas Republican senator’s confirmation would earn unanimous Senate support because senators from both parties would like to see him gone.
Hate him or really hate him, sometimes he says shit that’s funny. It’s amazing how he has absolutely shit on Ted Cruz in particular, and Cruz just continues sucking up.
How many people does it take to screw in a light bulb with Ted Cruz? 1 because no one else is there to help.
Yeah that’s objectively hilarious
Nothing about this situation is funny.
I try to find humor in all things, it keeps me afloat.
Reason number 86,384,028 why dems need to take the senate this year. Rs would support this, even if nobody likes Cruz, because they’d be terrified of what MAGAts would do to them if they voted against the president’s nominee.
You are correct on this, but in the last year or so, trump has been less and less successful with getting Rs to “close ranks” like they would usually do. I doubt that would be enough to prevent a SCOTUS nomination though, they’ll definitely all vote to confirm, and probably some Ds as well.
I think we should get back to a non-partisan Supreme Court, if that is even possible.
JFC the US is cooked.
Wow if I was on the Supreme Court atm I would be worried. “Future vacancy” uttered by fascists sounds like a threat.
Does a position on the Supreme Court offer discount flight prices to Cancun for when you get heat for your job? Asking on behalf of a shitty Texas senator.
No discount needed, billionaires just start giving you all expenses paid trips on private jets once you get confirmed.
What heat? Justices are appointed for life and don’t have to answer to anyone anymore apparently.
They still get criticized for their decisions sometimes. And given how much of a chickenshit coward Cruz is, that flight instinct would definitely kick in at the first sign of criticism.
Well, now we have an exact valuation on what Ted Cruz thinks his wife is worth.
Fucking do it.
Everyone in the Federal government hates Cruz, it’s been the one issue everyone agrees on across the aisle
If trump puts Cruz on the SC, it virtually guarantees a 2/3 majority to drastically overhaul the SC, and motivate everyone to get it done, just to get rid of Cruz.
joking that the Texas Republican senator’s confirmation would earn unanimous Senate support because senators from both parties would like to see him gone.
I fucking resent that he made a joke that was actually funny 😡
Evan Texans hate him …and here we are, what a world.
Cruz gotta get 51 votes in the Senate where everyone hates him to be confirmed tho.
You don’t think he can get 51 votes to leave the senate?
Like a “fuck you, gtfo” vote for a lifetime appointment to the supreme court. Lol., no I didn’t think of that.
I think the running joke is that it would be a unanimous 99-0 vote so they can finally get rid of him
Is it necessarily set in stone that he has to leave the senate to be on the Supreme Court?
As far as I know, there’s nothing in US law or the Constitution that says one person can’t do both things.
Someday someone is going to punch Ted cruz in the face and it will be the most watched video on the internet.
Punch him right in the face with a 12ga slug.
Hopefully it goes through his face.
Gross.
I almost barfed.
Oh god I hope he dies in a fire before that
Just more confirmation that everything Trump does is revenge against America for making him kill Epstein to keep everything quiet.
His best friend. They had so much fun together criming.
