NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n President Donald Trump<\/a> on Friday floated the idea of putting Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on the Supreme Court, joking he is the only nominee who would receive “100% of the Democrat vote, 100% of the Republican vote” because lawmakers would want to “get him out” of Congress.<\/p>\n Trump made the comments after Cruz and other lawmakers<\/a> traveled with the president to make remarks on energy in Corpus Christi, Texas.<\/p>\n “We have a senator who’s really an amazing guy,” Trump said during the outdoor engagement at the Port of Corpus Christi. “I’m thinking about putting him in the Supreme Court<\/a>. \u2026 Getting these nominations through is very tough, and he’s the only guy I know who’ll get 100% of the Democrat vote, 100% of the Republican vote. They want to get him out of there.<\/p>\n “He is such a pain in the a–, but he’s so good and so talented,” the president continued. “If we ever had a problem, I just pick Ted. That would solve that problem. \u2026 He’s a great guy, and he’s a very talented guy too \u2014 smart.”<\/p>\n President Donald Trump speaks to the press Friday alongside Port of Corpus Christi CEO Kent Britton, left; Texas Gov. Greg Abbott; Port Commission Chairman Gabe Guerra; U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright at the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas.\u00a0<\/span> (Roberto Schmidt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Cruz, who earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, argued eight cases before the Supreme Court as solicitor general of Texas before returning to private practice, where he argued his ninth before the highest court.<\/p>\n At the time of Cruz’s 2012 Senate run, he had tried the most Supreme Court cases of any practicing lawyer in Texas or any member of Congress, according to The Texas Tribune.<\/a><\/p>\n He was sworn into the Senate in 2013, where he has advocated for limited government, economic growth and national security.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump shakes hands with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, during a visit to a Whataburger restaurant Friday in Corpus Christi, Texas.\u00a0<\/span> (Mandel Ngan\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n VANCE SAYS ‘NO CHANCE’ US WILL GET INTO PROLONGED MIDDLE EAST WAR AMID IRAN TENSIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Cruz ran for the Republican presidential nomination<\/a> in the 2016 election cycle but failed to match Trump\u2019s popularity. He suspended his campaign May 3, 2016, after losing the Indiana primary.<\/p>\n During Trump’s remarks in Corpus Christi, he also briefly addressed ongoing talks with Iran<\/a>, saying the U.S. faces a “very big decision” on whether to strike the country, an option the president said he ran by Cruz and other lawmakers who joined him Friday.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during his visit to the Port of Corpus Christi, Friday, in Corpus Christi, Texas.<\/span> (Mandel Ngan\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “We’ve got a lot of things going on now. We have a big decision to make. \u2026 Not easy,” Trump said. “We have a country that’s been, for 47 years, blowing people’s legs off, arms off \u2026 killing people, lots of people. Not only Americans. \u2026 They want to make a deal, but we’ve got to make a deal that’s<\/a> meaningful. I spoke with Ted Cruz, John, all of them on the way here.<\/p>\n “We hit them real hard, as you know, with those beautiful B-2 bombers \u2014 recently knocked out their nuclear capability,” he continued. “I’d rather do it the peaceful way, but they’re very difficult people. I want to tell you that they’re very dangerous people, very difficult people.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Trump told reporters earlier Friday he had not yet decided if<\/a> he would launch military strikes on Iran, but he voiced his unhappiness with recent negotiations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"U.S.](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1200\/675\/cruz-trump.png?ve=1&tl=1\")
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