# Trump renews joke about nominating Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-dangles-supreme-court-seat-for-lyin-ted-cruz-as-he-issues-brutal-backhanded-compliment/
- Published: 2026-10-28T17:37:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T17:47:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16245983/Trump-Supreme-Court-nominee-Ted-Cruz.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Trump joked about nominating Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court.
- He predicted both parties would support Cruz to remove him from the Senate.
- Cruz has said he does not want to join the court.

## Summary

Donald Trump joked at a rally in Lubbock, Texas, that he could nominate Senator Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court, calling him a “brilliant” lawyer. The remarks revive Trump’s repeated speculation about Cruz joining the court and come as Justice Samuel Alito has said he may reconsider retirement in 2027.

Trump said he expected both Democrats and Republicans to back Cruz because they disliked him and wanted him out of the Senate, predicting unanimous support and saying Cruz would do a good job. Cruz has no desire to serve as a justice, and has said Trump seriously raised the prospect during his first term. Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett to the court, but has since criticised conservative justices when rulings went against his priorities.

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