President Trump jokes that Ted Cruz would easily win Senate confirmation for Supreme Court because Democrats want him out of the Senate.
At a White House event on July 6, 2026, President Donald Trump joked that Senator Ted Cruz would receive 100 Senate votes for a Supreme Court nomination because Democrats would vote to confirm him just to remove him from the Senate. Trump praised Cruz as a "brilliant lawyer" during remarks at the launch of Trump Accounts. There is currently no vacancy on the Supreme Court.
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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Both outlets quote Trump's get him the hell out of the Senate quip verbatim. Daily Wire emphasizes Cruz's legal credentials and past disinterest in a Court seat; Examiner notes the recent NPR retraction on Alito retirement speculation.
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“Why Donald Trump Says Ted Cruz Would Be Easiest Supreme Court Nominee”
“Trump says senators would approve Cruz as Supreme Court justice to 'get him the hell out'”
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