Trump floats nominating Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court

newsOct 28, 2026181,284

At a Oct. 27 campaign rally in Lubbock, Texas, President Donald Trump said he would consider nominating Sen. Ted Cruz to a future Supreme Court vacancy, joking that both parties would unanimously confirm him because “the Democrats will 100% vote for it because they hate the guy” and “the Republicans would 100% vote for it because they can't stand him.” Cruz was in the front row and laughed as Trump made the pitch. Cruz has repeatedly said he is not interested in serving on the Supreme Court, telling the Houston Chronicle in September “I don't want to be a judge.” Trump has previously mentioned Cruz for the high court and has said he regrets nominating Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett after they ruled against his administration. Cruz served as solicitor general of Texas from 2008 to 2013, argued multiple cases before the Supreme Court, graduated from Harvard Law School and clerked for then, Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Cruz, 55, is a close Senate ally of Trump and has signaled interest in a 2028 presidential run; were Trump to appoint him to the court, several likely Republican presidential contenders would see the field narrow. It is unclear whether Trump will have another vacancy to fill; Justice Samuel Alito said in August he plans to remain on the bench through at least the next term.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump on nominating Ted Cruz for a Supreme Court seat: "The Republicans would 100% vote for it because they can't stand him, they'd like to get rid of him"

110218h ago

HonorableSteve175

Operation “let him speak” seems to be working

Middlerage106

One thing we can ALL agree on Hating Ted Cruz! 🤣

Rick Havoc73

He thinks he's doing a dinner speech for a bunch of drunk salesmen.

ZWash61

And yet the spineless Ted Cruz will still continue to fully support this man. Even after his wife was insulted.

Patric Reynolds38

Hating Ted Cruz is the one thing that might finally bring this country together.

Joshua Failé27

“My case for nominating this Ted Cruz to be a Supreme Court Justice is that even his friends and family hate him.”

Quoting this

David R. Brockman, Ph.D.7

Well, that's an unusual qualification

The Clear Cider5

No one likes Cruz, Vance, or Trump. Even with regards to each other. Con men, grifters, liars, cheaters, criminals, blackmailers … all.

Neon Chinchilla3

Everybody hates Ted Cruz. It's about the only issue that has bipartisan agreement in America.

JoyousPanther3

Are they sure they want to have another senate race in Texas so quick?

Dinosaur Bob3

Hear me out: We let Rafael get on the SC. We then pick up a second Senate seat in TX (fingers crossed) after Rafael vacates his, and then expand the court until Cruz is no longer relevant.

Carol, aka Robespierrette 😏2

Uh. Which party is he advocating for here? 😏

jenniedelicious2

::Ted Cruz stops the spoon before it reaches his mouth as he hears, trembling over a bowl of Campbell's Chunky soup. He sighs.:: "Can't say I disagree." ::soup::

Amee Vanderpool

@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social

Here's Trump telling Texas that he has a brilliant plant to put Ted Cruz on the Supreme Court because no one likes him, so both Democrats and Republicans will want to get rid of him... ...just the kind of juror you would want making our laws.

362h ago

Dr. Rhodes 🐥💎🔱1

Nobody likes him because he’s about as useful as teats on a boar hog.

Dan Beaton 🇺🇦 🇪🇺1

Ted Cruz will make everybody long for the good old days of Alito and Thomas. Cruz couldn’t be more unfit.

Eileen

@eileenmclaughlin.bsky.social

Hearing that Trump is considering appointing Ted Cruz as Supreme Court Justice should be enough to make everybody vote them all out of office. #VoteBlue.🗳️

198h ago

B. Pragmatic1

Put that pic of Ted's little dog sitting at the door during the Big Freeze of '21 on a truck and circle it around the Capitol. That pup would have fit in a carrier, to be with its humans in #Cancun, but stingy Ted and Heidi left it a cold, dark house, with a few disinterested staffers.

Nell Rook1

“Considering” and “appointing” are doing different jobs here. The constitutional bottleneck is Senate advice and consent under Article II—so the checkable event would be a nomination and confirmation vote.

Mrs. Betty Bowers

@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Republican Senators would confirm Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court for one very good reason: They wouldn't have to see or hear him in the Senate ever again.

2917h ago

russellmania50.bsky.social3

Yeah , but a lifetime appointment…that may stick in their craws.

Joshua Failé

@joshuafaile.bsky.social

“My case for nominating this Ted Cruz to be a Supreme Court Justice is that even his friends and family hate him.”

2718h ago

Smarten Smith

@smartensmith.bsky.social

CSPAN - seriously!!!? Another tragic example of the fourth estate failing us. Here they are promoting propaganda and stochastic terrorism from Ted Cruz.

172h ago

Stand Up America

@standupamerica.com

“I would pick Ted Cruz to be the next Supreme Court Justice.” – Trump Nothing spookier than Ted Cruz as a Supreme Court justice. The Senate we elect on November 3rd could appoint the next Supreme Court justice. Vote accordingly.

72h ago

Lincoln Square

@lincolnsquare.media

As if you needed another reason to vote for Democrats who will hold this administration accountable, Trump is once again floating Ted Cruz for the Supreme Court. VOTE EARLY IN PERSON. DROP OFF BALLOTS TO YOUR CLERK: lincolnsquare.media #SupremeCourt #TedCruz #Midterms2026

41h ago

michaeledward

@michaeledward.bsky.social

Ted Cruz will run for president in 2028 after he is not confirmed for a vacant #SCOTUS chair. Put a 📌 in it.

62h ago

📎𝑹𝒐𝒙𝒊𝒆 🌹💙🐾

@roxierose2.bsky.social

This is a horrendous thought. DJT saying he’ll pick Ted Cruz as the next Supreme Court nominee. VOTE BLUE!

46h ago

Mediaite

@mediaite.com

President Donald Trump joked that Republicans would unanimously support nominating Senator Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court because “they can’t stand him” and “they’d like to get rid of him.”

517h ago

Wilma Marlene Fine ✈️

@wmf5.bsky.social

The Supreme Court could go from the worst to even worse than worst if we don't get a Democratic majority. #TedCruz

42h ago

Mickey Kuhns

@mickeykuhns.bsky.social

It's bad enough to float a highly partisan MAGA Republican for the Supreme Court. But Ted Cruz has never even served as a judge. Apparently, loyalty to Trump is the only qualification that matters. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

41h ago

Stephen R Bissette

@stephenrbissette.bsky.social

So, as if raving about meat, raw meat, the anatomical attributes of certain individuals, and now Ted Cruz becoming a Supreme Court Justice, he's happily granted visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and family (criminal immigrants under investigation)... anything the GOP says is bullshit, always.

63h ago

𝓑𝓮𝓷𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓸

@djmabeizy.bsky.social

Trump wants Ted Cruz on the Supreme Court. His own pitch: the Senate would confirm him unanimously just to get rid of him. That's not an endorsement, that's an eviction.

517h ago

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