President Trump Jokes About Nominating GOP Senator To Supreme Court, Says Democrats Will “Vote For Him” So He’s Out Of Senate

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President Trump raised the idea of nominating Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for the U.S. Supreme Court during his “Trump Accounts” speech on Wednesday.

Trump acknowledged during his speech that he sometimes has difficulty getting his nominees confirmed by the Senate.

“But Ted Cruz has one thing, if I ever have problems — it is hard to get people through. He is a brilliant legal mind, he’s a brilliant man. If I nominate him for the United States Supreme Court, I will get 100% of the vote,” Trump said.

“The Democrats will vote for him because they want to get him the h*** out and the Republicans will vote for him because they want to get him the h*** out, too,” he continued.

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As of now, there are no announced plans for a sitting Supreme Court justice to retire, and none of the nine members have publicly signaled an intention to step down in the near future.

The current court includes several of the justices with the longest tenures and oldest ages in recent history. The longest-serving member is Clarence Thomas, who was appointed in 1991, followed by Samuel Alito (appointed 2006) and Sonia Sotomayor (appointed 2009). In terms of age, the oldest justices are Stephen Breyer, who turned 84 in August; Clarence Thomas, 75; and Samuel Alito, 74.

Because Supreme Court justices serve lifetime appointments, it is often years between openings, and nominations typically come only when a justice retires or dies.

According to The Texan reporter Mary Elise O’Bar, Cruz said he had serious conversations with Trump about possibly being a Supreme Court nominee.

The Texas Republican said he told Trump no because he doesn’t want to stay out of policy and political fights.

“And so my answer, and the President knows this, I’ve told him this in the Oval Office, my answer is not only no, but h*** no,” Cruz said, according to O’Bar.

Meanwhile, Cruz called the “Trump Accounts” a ‘Game-Changer’ for American children.

“Trump Accounts are a big d*** deal. Honored to have worked with @altcap to draft this legislation, get it into the Working Families Tax Cut Act, and then pass it into law. Thank you President Trump for signing this historic investment in America’s children into law,” Cruz said.

Townhall explained further:

Sen. Cruz joined the President and Secretary Bessent, as well as Brad Gerstner, the founder of Altimeter Capital & Invest America, Michael Dell, Kevin O’Leary, Nicki Minaj, and others for the summit.

Before the summit, Sen. Cruz laid out how he came up with the idea during an appearance on CNBC.

“A year and a half ago…I was playing poker in Vegas, I like to play poker, and I do a fundraiser every April in Vegas. And a number of poker pros play,” Cruz said. “One of whom is Phil Hellmuth, one of the best poker pros alive.”

“Phil asked me, ‘Hey, do you know Brad Gerstner?’” Cruz continued. “I didn’t know Brad, and he tells me about the idea of what would become the Trump accounts. And I said that sounds really interesting. I said I’d love to know more. Phil pulls out his phone and he puts together a text thread of me and Brad saying, ‘You two should talk.’ The next week, Brad got on a plane, flew from Silicon Valley to D.C., and pitched the idea to me. I said I love it. We drafted the legislation.”

“That is what’s in the bill, is that idea that came from a 2 a.m. poker game with Phil Hellmuth. And these provisions, the Trump accounts, I think are the single most important part of the Working Families Tax Cut we passed last year,” Cruz said.



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