President Trump floats putting Sen Ted Cruz on Supreme Court as bipartisan joke

President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of ​​putting Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on the Supreme Court, joking that he was the only candidate who would get “100% of the Democrats, 100% of the Republicans” because lawmakers would want to “remove” him from Congress.

Trump made the comments after Cruz and other lawmakers traveled with the president to make remarks on energy in Corpus Christi, Texas.

“We have a senator who is truly a great man,” Trump said during an outdoor event at the Port of Corpus Christi. “I’m thinking of putting him on the Supreme Court. … It’s very difficult to make these nominations happen, and he’s the only person I know who’s going to get 100% of the Democratic vote, 100% of the Republican vote. They want to get him out of there.”

“He’s a pain in the ass, but he’s very good and very talented,” the president continued. “If we had a problem, I’d choose Ted. He would solve it. … He’s a great guy and he’s also a very talented guy — smart.”

Cruz, who received his law degree from Harvard Law School, argued eight cases before the Supreme Court as Texas attorney general before returning to private practice, where he argued his ninth case before the highest court.

According to The Guardian, when Cruz ran for Senate in 2012, he handled the most Supreme Court cases of any lawyer practicing in Texas or any member of Congress. Texas Tribune.

Sworn into the Senate in 2013, he advocated limited government, economic growth and national security.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, during a visit to a Whataburger restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

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Cruz ran for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 election cycle but could not reach Trump’s popularity. He suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016, after losing the Indiana primary.

In his speech in Corpus Christi, Trump briefly touched upon the ongoing talks with Iran and said that the United States was facing a “very big decision” about whether to strike the country; It’s an option the president has said is being pursued by Cruz and other lawmakers who joined him on Friday.

President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during his visit to the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

“There’s a lot going on right now. We have a big decision to make. It’s not easy,” Trump said. “We have a country that has been cutting off people’s legs and arms for 47 years… killing people, killing lots of people. It’s not just the Americans. They want to make a deal, but we need to make a meaningful deal, too. On the way here, I talked to Ted Cruz, John and all of them.”

“As you know, we hit them very hard with those beautiful B-2 bombers; we recently disabled their nuclear capabilities,” he continued. “I would prefer to do this peacefully, but they are very difficult people. I want to tell you that they are very dangerous, very difficult people.”

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Trump told reporters early Friday that he had not yet decided whether to launch a military strike on Iran but expressed unhappiness with recent negotiations.

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