Trump: 'I'd have to think about' Cruz for Supreme Court

[TomCADem]

Source: The Hill

Donald Trump had a tepid response when asked if he would consider GOP presidential rival Ted Cruz for the Supreme Court, should the businessman win the White House.

"I don't know, I'd have to think about it," Trump told the Daily Mail in an interview Monday.

"There's a whole question of uniting and there's a whole question as to temperament," Trump continued. "He's certainly a smart guy, but there's also a temperament issue.

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Cruz, a former Texas solicitor general, has been mentioned by Republicans as a potential replacement to fill the vacant seat previously held by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/278466-trump-id-have-to-think-about-cruz-for-supreme-court

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

1. Yeah, go ahead people....don't vote!

Fools.

[Kingofalldems]

4. If anyone says they will withhold their vote after that statement--

They should be thrown off DU immediately.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. They found one poll showing Trump beating Hillary and now they are basking in it

I'm sickened by this place lately. I'm tired of listening to Bernie or Bust and secret Rand Paul bots who vote Rethug anyway.

[Kingofalldems]

8. Believe me--there are quite a few republicans camouflaged as Bernie

supporters here.

Fact.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

10. Absolutely agree

Hell, fuck writing in Rand, they WILL vote Trump and do it with pride.

[Skittles]

14. they are making fools of themselves

I don't take them seriously - they are pathetic

[rpannier]

19. Wow! Amazing

I thought he hit rock bottom when he said he'd consider Palin for a cabinet spot
That was enough for me to vote for anyone short of Zell Miller and Joe Lieberman
Ted Cruz... I guess he is able to dig lower.
At least he didn't outright commit to it

[Jack Rabbit]

2. Thank you for your interest in the open position, Mr. Trump

Please don't call us. We'll call you.

But you shouldn't hold your breath.

[cstanleytech]

7. "But you shouldn't hold your breath." Actually thats the only thing I would support Trump doing.

[Jack Rabbit]

12. Well, I'm a soft touch about some things

My friend, Tonto, and I would prefer to shoot the gun out of a desperate man's hand to killing him.
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[rpannier]

20. Drinking a bottle of chlorox bleach

I'd support that as well

[Skink]

3. That would pave the way for a lame duck appointment

[Kingofalldems]

5. This thread should be pinned so all can see.

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. Though I doubt cruz would be confirmed by his Senate pals ...

just the thought that trump would consider cruz should scare the vote out of everyone.

[rpannier]

21. Palin... The man said he'd offer a spot in the cabinet to Palin

That was enough for me
Even if he's lying... I am not taking that chance

[ProfessorGAC]

33. Nice Catch 1SBM

Cruz has no friends in the Senate. (Maybe most of the whole of congress.) But, i agree that Trump even saying that is a scary thought.

[1StrongBlackMan]

34. But to hear DUers tell it ...

he was just kidding or playing to the crowds.

[turbinetree]

11. I don't think so-----------------this country can not bear another 35 years of BS-------------------

from the right wing of this country, we will have to bow down on bend knee and praise the lord with prayer if he were to get on this bench-------------------------look at what he did when he was there here's some favorites................while in the succession state of texas with a small t .


And now the main clown is considering the two below the rung clown to be on the bench telling the whole country to basically go eff yourself


http://www.factcheck.org/2016/03/cruzs-record-before-the-supreme-court/


http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/01/ted-cruz-private-corporate-lawyer

http://www.biography.com/people/ted-cruz



Honk--------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[Skittles]

13. oh please

he's just trying to appease Cruz' jackass supporters - Trump knows Cruz is an asshole the way only one asshole can know another

[TomCADem]

15. Honestly, I Could See Trump Doing It, Because He Does Not Care...

...if gets Ted Cruz to agree to support him, I do not see Ted Cruz really caring one way or another. Heck, he might just do it because he knows it would tick off Democrats.

[Skittles]

16. Trump surrounds himself with people he pays to kiss his ass

[silvershadow]

17. He's just triangulating. nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. I don't think Cruz would get approved by the Senate

Everybody hates him.

[Democat]

22. Any liberal who doesn't support the Democratic candidate

Is okay with lifetime Supreme Court Justice Cruz?

The difference between Sanders and Clinton is not even noticeable compared to the difference between either Democrat and any Republican still in the race.

[Hekate]

23. Very tepid response; First intelligent thing I've heard Trump say all year!

The very thought of that insane theocrat on the SCOTUS is enough to give me nightmares.

[leftynyc]

24. And if THAT doesn't prove

that the "there's no difference between the parties" are out of touch and ignoring reality, I really don't know what will.

[pampango]

25. Thankfully, Cruz on the Supreme Court is not something that Bernie or Hillary "would have to think

about". I suppose from an ultra-conservative point-of-view, Cruz would be a younger version of Scalia - a narrow-minded, ideological right winger.

[leftyladyfrommo]

26. Good God.

What an awful idea.

[Gothmog]

27. Carnival Cruz would be a horrible SCOTUS justice

[rtracey]

28. this needs to be

This needs to be the one thing that will get out the democratic vote..... this one meme..... if you still sit home after this, then you really are not a democrat and you can go fuck yourself.... DINOS

[Javaman]

29. as a democrat in Texas, my vote is basically worthless.

asshole creepy psychopath cruz is my senator.

and the remote prospect of him even being potentially considered for the supreme court scares the living shit out of me.

[dembotoz]

30. but we vote anyway

[Javaman]

31. oh I always vote, even in the locals...

but it's still frustrating living in a bright red state with a legislature full of mouth breathing morons.

[yellowcanine]

32. Another ad against Trump which just wrote itself.

Ted Cruz on the SCOTUS? Unlike Trump, Hillary Clinton does not "have to think about it."