{"id":2625542,"date":"2026-07-06T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jokes-senators-would-install-cruz-as-next-justice-to-get-him-the-hell-out\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:08:24","slug":"trump-jokes-senators-would-install-cruz-as-next-justice-to-get-him-the-hell-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jokes-senators-would-install-cruz-as-next-justice-to-get-him-the-hell-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump jokes senators would install Cruz as next justice to &#8216;get him the hell out&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-jokes-senators-would-install-cruz-as-next-justice-to-get-him-the-hell-out%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2625542&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump jokingly suggested during a White House event that he might nominate Senator Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court, highlighting their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-received-32-million-in-free-media-from-cnn-msnbc-since-weaver-scandal-broke\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Received  Million in Free Media from CNN, MSNBC Since Weaver Scandal Broke\">friendly relationship<\/a> and past competitive dynamics. Trump praised Cruz as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-cant-make-this-up-disgraced-former-fbi-agent-peter-strzoks-wife-melissa-hodgman-named-acting-director-of-the-division-of-enforcement-for-the-sec\/\" title=\"You Can\u2019t Make This Up: Disgraced Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok\u2019s Wife, Melissa Hodgman, Named Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement for the SEC\">highly respected<\/a> senator and remarked that if he ever considered appointing Cruz, he could <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >secure unanimous votes<\/a> from both Republicans and Democrats, joking that it would be an easy win sence Cruz would be &#8220;out of the Senate.&#8221; Currently, there are no vacancies on the Supreme Court, and a report falsely claiming Justice Samuel Alito was retiring was retracted. Trump reportedly has a shortlist of potential nominees in case a vacancy arises,having appointed three justices during his first term.The event also included discussions about other political figures and future court considerations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> brought up the prospect of nominating Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"185\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> in jest on Monday during a White House event on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4633263\/trump-accounts-official-launch\/\">Trump Accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cruz, who championed implementing Trump Accounts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, attended the president\u2019s official launch event of the program on Monday at the White House. When Trump introduced Cruz, he spoke about their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicos-one-sided-abortion-survey-exposes-media-bias\/\" title=\"Politico\u2019s One-Sided Abortion Survey Exposes Media Bias\">competitive dynamic<\/a> in the 2016 Republican presidential primary and the fact that they have a friendly relationship today.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4636123\/joe-concha-slams-james-talarico\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Joe Concha slams James Talarico: \u2018There\u2019s too much for this guy to play defense on\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4636067\/thune-trump-friendly-greeting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thune and Trump share friendly greeting after critical clashes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4634382\/trump-thune-mount-rushmore-reset-south-dakota\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump and Thune look for reset at Mount Rushmore<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s done a wonderful job as a senator, highly respected,\u201d Trump told the crowd in the Oval Office on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump then broached the idea of nominating Cruz to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn fact, somebody said, \u2018Would you ever appoint him to the United States Supreme Court?\u2019 Because he\u2019s a brilliant lawyer, Ted. I said, \u2018Well, he\u2019s the only one I can think of that\u2019s going to get 100 votes,&#8217;\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll Republicans will vote for him, all Democrats will vote for him, because they want to get him the hell out of the Senate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attendees in the room laughed at Trump\u2019s quip as he emphasized, \u201cIf I was having a hard time with getting the votes, I would appoint Ted Cruz. I\u2019d get 100%, guaranteed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is currently no vacancy on the Supreme Court, with all nine justice seats filled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NPR ran and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4630543\/npr-retracts-story-announcing-alito-retirement-supreme-court\/\">retracted a story<\/a> on Tuesday, June 30, that inaccurately announced\u00a0that Supreme Court Justice <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/samuel-alito\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1232\">Samuel Alito<\/a> was retiring. The outlet took down the story, which was published after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yacine-mihoub-sentenced-for-murderering-holocaust-survivor-in-paris\/\" title=\"Yacine Mihoub Sentenced for Murderering Holocaust Survivor in Paris\">court handed<\/a> down several key decisions, after the Supreme Court said no announcement had been made.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4633361\/trump-short-list-supreme-court-vacancy\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4633361\">TRUMP ALREADY HAS A SHORT LIST IN CASE OF A SUPREME COURT VACANCY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the press flurry over the retracted report <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4633361\/trump-short-list-supreme-court-vacancy\/\">sparked conversations<\/a> across <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington<\/a> about who Trump would nominate if a vacancy on the court presented itself during his term as president. White House officials confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>last week that Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4633361\/trump-short-list-supreme-court-vacancy\/\">does have a short list<\/a> of possible nominees if there is an opening on the court in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three of the eight associate justices on the court were appointed by Trump during his first term as president: Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump joked about nominating Cruz to Supreme Court at White House event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2625543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25345849989844.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5548,5894,32275,3634],"class_list":["post-2625542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-jokes","tag-politics","tag-supreme-court","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25345849989844.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625542"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625546,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625542\/revisions\/2625546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2625543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}