Trump said at a Texas gathering on Feb. 27 that he was considering nominating Republican Sen. Ted Cruz for a future seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, although Cruz last month said he was not interested.
Trump, introducing Cruz at a rally in Corpus Christi, called the Texas Republican "an amazing guy," joking that he would easily win confirmation from Democrats and Republicans in Congress alike because they wanted to get him out of the Senate.
"He's the only guy I know, he'll get 100% of the Democrat vote, 100% of the Republican vote. They want to get him out of there. He is such a pain in the a--, but he's so good and so talented."
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AbidanYre@lemmy.world · 114 pts · 199d
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 199d
Fuck Gillibrand for demanding him to go, based on a Republican orchestrated scheme against Al Franken!
She was the main reason he never got a fair chance.
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 26 pts · 199d
Republicans exploit Dems morals for their own gain. Doesn't work the other way because Republicans have no morals. ^[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump#Senate_trial]
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 199d
Also Democrats were trying to do the right thing. Which. Yeah.
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 198d
Not really, it was a mix of knee jerk reactions and political opportunity and a lot of cowardice, because they were afraid to back up Al Franken.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 197d
The Case of Al Franken
Best article I've seen about how Schmuck Schumer and Kristin Gillibrand stabbed Al Franken in the back, to clear the decks for her presidential campaign, which flamed out in about 2 weeks. She destroyed a great man's career for nothing.
I will strongly support any candidate who primaries Schmuck and Gillibrand.
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d
So many came out to back up and defend Gillibrand even after it turned out what she started was a HUGE mistake, and she never pulled back or apologized AFAIK!
Complete scumbag politician, sacrificing one of her own in an attempt to get ahead, and she is fucking still in congress, it's disgusting. 🤮
pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org · 11 pts · 199d
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 199d
When he's not in Cancun
totesmygoat@piefed.ca · 41 pts · 199d
Well. The only upside is the court would close every time it snows in DC... or rains for that matter. He'll run to Mexico.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 198d
Motherfucker isn't even an attorney is he?
RainbowHedgehog@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 199d
I was gonna say Ted Cruz has no legal experience. But then I looked it up and found out he actually does. Still stupid though.
riskable@programming.dev · 9 pts · 199d
Yes, but what illegal experience does he have? Without that, I fail to see how Trump would consider him qualified!
TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id · 4 pts · 198d
Other than being the zodiac killer?
Archer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 197d
Technically law enforcement experience, participated in a multi-decade manhunt
Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 199d
I don't know what I expected from this reality.
I guess I'm going to go put on a clown costume or something
z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 199d
Send In The Clowns
green_goglin@thelemmy.club · 11 pts · 197d
Ah yes, because Cruz’s wife is another Goldman Sachs executive officer with Epstein ties.
Bakkoda@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 197d
And she's quite ugly
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 197d
Bakkoda@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 197d
The Adventures of ReLisa, Queen of the D'Files: Hide yo kids!
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 197d
Trump will pack the court and the Democrats will let him do it because the leadership doesn’t actually oppose anything he’s doing.
TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 197d
Turns out when Trump was talking about shithole countries, he was really projecting about trying to turn the US into one.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 199d
Demented rapist strikes again
megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 197d
Lmao, ok, so you want to put both Texas senate seats up for grabs at the same time? Ok go for it.
daannii@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 199d
To keep cruz from running for president.
firebyte@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 199d
He can't. Cruz was born in Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz
3abas@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 198d
He can and already has run for president...
Natural born means born to us citizens, not where you're born.
firebyte@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 198d
Turns out, it's a bit more complicated than I first understood...
Ted Cruz's mother, Elanor Elisabeth, was born in Wilmington, Delaware. Ted's father, Rafael Cruz, was born in Cuba.
So technically Ted Cruz could be considered a 'natural-born' U.S. citizen, unless the law is changed by Congress to define what 'natural-born' means.
Trump's Birther movement should have more to say about Ted Cruz, than it did over Barrack Obama... But we all know how that will play out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_eligibility_legislation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural-born-citizen_clause_(United_States)
daannii@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 198d
So I definitely did not know that. đź‘Ť
ugandan_airways@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 197d
“Leave Heidi the hell alone” Cruz is a spineless coward
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 197d
Caligula appointed a horse as consul. Trump considers appointing a horse's ass to the Supreme Court.
ChadGPT2@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d
Ted Cruz is a terrible human being and should not be in any position of authority.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 197d
Just as soon as he pays off the maga crowd with all of that tariff money.