WATCH: President Trump Jokes About Appointing Ted Cruz to Supreme Court

President Trump cracked up the whole room in the Oval Office today when he floated the idea of nominating Sen. Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court.

“He’s the only one I can of that’s going to get 100 votes,” he joked, noting that every single Republican and Democrat would vote for him “because they want to get him the hell out of the Senate!”

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 6, 2026

President Trump made these remarks while talking to reporters after an Oval Office event on the new Trump investment accounts for children.

Fox 7 Austin provided additional context:

The president was speaking to reporters after rolling out his so-called “Trump accounts,” when he started speaking about Cruz, who was in attendance.

Cruz smiled and nodded as Trump talked about their competition on the campaign trail that has since led to them becoming “great friends.”

“He’s done a wonderful job as a senator – highly respected,” Trump said.

Trump then called Cruz “a brilliant lawyer” and brought up the prospect of Cruz’s name being put forward if a vacancy opens on the U.S. Supreme Court.

The president said he would nominate Cruz if he thought he’d have a hard time getting someone through the Senate’s confirmation process, calling him “a guarantee.”

Of course, there are no openings at the moment in the Supreme Court currently.

But, rumors have been swirling for quite awhile that Justice Samuel Alito might be planning to retire before the end of President Trump’s term so that he can get a new conservative justice in.

Alito himself has denied such speculation.

But, recently, NPR re-ignited the theories when they posted, and then quickly deleted, a report claiming that Alito is retiring.

We covered the full scoop on that here: