Donald Trump floated nominating Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court for a future vacancy on the nation’s high court, joking that the Texas Republican senator’s confirmation would earn unanimous Senate support because senators from both parties would like to see him gone.
Trump, who has mentioned Cruz previously for the Supreme Court, suggested the third-term senator again at an Oct. 27 midterm campaign rally in Lubbock, Texas as the president discussed what he might do if he gets to nominate a Supreme Court justice for a fourth time over his two White House terms.
Does a position on the Supreme Court offer discount flight prices to Cancun for when you get heat for your job? Asking on behalf of a shitty Texas senator.
What heat? Justices are appointed for life and don’t have to answer to anyone anymore apparently.
They still get criticized for their decisions sometimes. And given how much of a chickenshit coward Cruz is, that flight instinct would definitely kick in at the first sign of criticism.
I thought Texas’ problem was lack of heat?
No discount needed, billionaires just start giving you all expenses paid trips on private jets once you get confirmed.
I suggest we just float Ted Cruz. The destination doesn’t really matter as long as he’s floating away. Space maybe? A ridiculous number of balloons?
On the Potomac river, maybe. Would need to empty him or wait a few days after throwing him in first, though.
Idk, that sounds harmful to the river.
Fucking do it.
Everyone in the Federal government hates Cruz, it’s been the one issue everyone agrees on across the aisle
If trump puts Cruz on the SC, it virtually guarantees a 2/3 majority to drastically overhaul the SC, and motivate everyone to get it done, just to get rid of Cruz.
Cruz gotta get 51 votes in the Senate where everyone hates him to be confirmed tho.
You don’t think he can get 51 votes to leave the senate?
Like a “fuck you, gtfo” vote for a lifetime appointment to the supreme court. Lol., no I didn’t think of that.
I think the running joke is that it would be a unanimous 99-0 vote so they can finally get rid of him
Is it necessarily set in stone that he has to leave the senate to be on the Supreme Court?
As far as I know, there’s nothing in US law or the Constitution that says one person can’t do both things.
joking that the Texas Republican senator’s confirmation would earn unanimous Senate support because senators from both parties would like to see him gone.
I fucking resent that he made a joke that was actually funny 😡
Evan Texans hate him …and here we are, what a world.
I can only imagine what Clarence’s demands for retirement are. 9 figures minimum with a better RV than the one Colbert offered.
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Live action Zazu.
A new low for the kakistocracy.
Ted Cruz AND Nikki Minaj… what a fucked up time to be alive.
joking that the Texas Republican senator’s confirmation would earn unanimous Senate support because senators from both parties would like to see him gone.
Hate him or really hate him, sometimes he says shit that’s funny. It’s amazing how he has absolutely shit on Ted Cruz in particular, and Cruz just continues sucking up.
Yeah that’s objectively hilarious
Nothing about this situation is funny.
Humor it subjective
I try to find humor in all things, it keeps me afloat.
How many people does it take to screw in a light bulb with Ted Cruz? 1 because no one else is there to help.
I get what you were going for but that portrays Cruz in a positive light and the people refusing to help negatively.
Please forgive my sin. You’re right.
Maybe “how does Ted Cruz change a lightbulb? He books a flight to Cancun.” Or something lol
“how does Ted Cruz change a lightbulb in a winter storm”
It doesn’t get changed, he’s in Cancun.
Someday someone is going to punch Ted cruz in the face and it will be the most watched video on the internet.
Punch him right in the face with a 12ga slug.
Hopefully it goes through his face.
Another reason to make sure Dems win the Senate in the midterms.
Reason number 86,384,028 why dems need to take the senate this year. Rs would support this, even if nobody likes Cruz, because they’d be terrified of what MAGAts would do to them if they voted against the president’s nominee.
You are correct on this, but in the last year or so, trump has been less and less successful with getting Rs to “close ranks” like they would usually do. I doubt that would be enough to prevent a SCOTUS nomination though, they’ll definitely all vote to confirm, and probably some Ds as well.
I think that’s only because they know he’s unpopular and midterms are coming up. Once they are over I think we’ll see them go back to total fealty.
If the midterms ends up the way they’re expected to, Trump will be a major lame duck. They’ll have basically no reason to bend the knee anymore. Trump appointees have never done well when he isn’t on the ballot and he can no longer be on the ballot.
I hope you’re right
The problem is that would mean they’re doing the rational thing and nothing about MAGA is rational. So who knows what they’ll do.
Assuming Fetterman is still a D. I can’t imagine any others voting to confirm. I mean, it’s fucking Ted Cruz.
There will always be enough defectors to pass a SCOTUS vote.
Why it was critical to elect Dems, the court is fucked due to ignorance. From Socrates to Sagan, they warned about this with a population that can’t think critically, just stuck in dualism. Ubi dubium ibi libertas!
JFC the US is cooked.
Well, now we have an exact valuation on what Ted Cruz thinks his wife is worth.
Oh god I hope he dies in a fire before that
Gross.
Fingers crossed Diaper Don won’t get to appoint any more justices after the midterms.
Even if Dems win the midterms and can force him to nominate actually qualified people he’d still get to appoint them unless the impeachment is lickety split which we know it won’t be.
Unless the Dems grow a pair and simply deny all appointments until he’s out of office.
