President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that Ted Cruz could be a potential nominee for a future vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States, despite the Texas Republican previously indicating that he was not interested in such a role.
Speaking at a rally in Corpus Christi, Trump praised Cruz as āan amazing guyā and joked that lawmakers from both parties might enthusiastically support his confirmation. The former president quipped that Democrats and Republicans alike might vote in favor of the nomination simply because it would remove Cruz from the Senate chamber.
āHeās the only guy I know who would get 100 percent of the Democrat vote and 100 percent of the Republican vote,ā Trump said. āThey want to get him out of there. He is such a pain in the ass, but heās so good and so talented,ā he added in a lighthearted remark to the crowd.
Cruz, who has served in the United States Senate since 2013, previously addressed speculation about a possible Supreme Court nomination. During an appearance last month, he indicated that he was not interested in leaving the Senate for the nationās highest court.
Trumpās comments came during a week of significant legal and economic developments involving his administrationās trade policy. Earlier in the week, the Supreme Court issued a 6ā3 decision striking down the administrationās use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose global tariffs. The ruling effectively limited the presidentās authority to apply sweeping tariffs under that specific statute.
However, the White House responded quickly. Within hours of the decision, Trump announced a new 10 percent global tariff using a different legal mechanism from the Oval Office.
The courtās ruling and the administrationās swift response drew commentary from lawmakers, including John Kennedy, the Republican senator from Louisiana. During an appearance on the Fox & Friends Weekend on Fox News, Kennedy suggested that the political impact of the decision might ultimately be limited.
Kennedy noted that the federal government has already collected substantial revenue under the tariffs. According to him, approximately $300 billion has been generated through the trade measures implemented during Trumpās presidency, and several trade agreements negotiated under that framework have already been finalized.
āMy Democratic colleagues should be careful what they ask for,ā Kennedy said, arguing that if the administration were to return the $300 billion in tariff revenue to American businesses, it could stimulate the economy ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
Government data indicates that tariff collections reached $30.4 billion in January alone, representing a 275 percent increase compared with January 2025.
Kennedy emphasized that the Supreme Courtās decision focused on the legality of the specific authority used to impose the tariffs, rather than the broader policy itself, noting that the administration had already exercised its powers and collected the associated revenue.
