President Donald Trump told supporters in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday that he is actively weighing Senator Ted Cruz as a potential nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.
According to Gateway Pundit, President Trump lauded the Texas senator as an amazing guy while teasing that Cruz would sail through confirmation because both parties would be eager to remove a relentless conservative from the Senate. He is the only guy I know who will get 100% of the Democrat vote, 100% of the Republican vote, Trump said.
They want to get him out of there. He is such a pain in the ass, but he is so good and so talented. The remarks drew laughter and applause from the crowd, underscoring the grassroots enthusiasm for a firmly originalist Court and for Cruzs combative style in Washington.
Cruz, who is running for another Senate term, previously said in January that he was not interested in a Supreme Court appointment, signaling his intent to remain a conservative warrior in the legislative branch. There are currently no vacancies on the high court, but that reality could shift quickly in the coming years.
The Supreme Court now holds a 63 conservative majority, a balance that has frustrated the left and energized constitutionalists who favor judicial restraint and originalism. Justices serve lifetime terms, leaving changes on the bench largely dependent on retirement, resignation, death, or the rare case of impeachment.
Experts have speculated that Justice Samuel Alito, appointed in 2006 by President George W. Bush and now marking roughly two decades on the Court, may be nearing retirement. Much of that speculation centers on Alitos forthcoming book, *So Ordered: An Originalists View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country*, set for release on October 6, one day after the Courts next term begins on October 5.
Commentators note that such timing complicates book promotion for a sitting justice, fueling talk that Alito could step down and clear the way for a younger conservative successor. That scenario would give President Trump the opportunity to solidify the Courts right-leaning majority before the November 2026 midterm elections, insulating the nomination from a potential loss of Republican control in the Senate and preserving a constitutionalist judiciary against future progressive overreach.
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