Posted on 05/02/2016 6:33:23 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
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.
"He's got a tough temperament for what we're talking about," Trump said. "You have to be a very, very smart, rational person, in my opinion, to be a justice of any kind."
Trump told The Washington Post that he plans to announce upward of a dozen judges from which he'd pick to fill Supreme Court vacancies.
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.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday described such a scenario as scary.
For his part, Cruz insisted in March that he was more focused on nominating justices to the court than becoming one.
Trump made his comments to the Mail as he and Cruz battle in Indiana heading into Tuesday's primary in the Hoosier State, a key opportunity to pick up more of the delegates needed to secure the nomination.
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Sorry bub. I don’t dance to your tune. Grow up and learn to evaluate the qualities and shortcomings of people, then maybe we can talk.
“Troll. You come in with a nasty comment about Trump and his sister that is not relevant to the question that was asked, and then you act offended web people call you on it.”
OMG! I am in fear, I tell you! I forgot that I can only say nasty comments about anybody else.
Forgive me, I will repent in dust and ashes.
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Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
It’s like being at the bar at 1:45 AM. You might think about that some of the less than stellar options left that are giving you the eye, but then your senses take hold. Better to wait it out and start anew the next day.
The Cruzites just need to give up.
Trump is going to be the next president; end of story.
Your shortcomings are front and center on this board every day. Evaluate those first and get back to me.
I predict Trump will go into Cleveland with over 1295.
Another shallow, angry Trump supporter. My tagline is for you.
You’re the one in need of reevaluating your self, your postings, and your abject lack of common sense and civility.
What the hell kind of response to me is that?
The things you site as lies are simply opinions. Same thing Trump does.
Not when he deliberately lies about what Trump says.
And the word you are looking for is “cite”, not “site.”
Yes, he shall do. :-)
That a conflict of interest - Donald has already said he would not nominate her for that reason.
Cite. Still angry and shallow.
You needn't concern yourself with the general, it is taken care of.
OTOH, you are a barely functioning microcephalic, with an ego problem
You're the angry, puerile, uneducated political naif, who suffers with delusions.
LOL...you learned two new words today, I see and are misusing them over and over and over again.
I totally agree! I don’t want to ever hear his name again.
He’s no dummy. Making and keeping 10 billion dollars requires a certain level of smartness and judgement. I don’t think many people understand that Trump studied our most famous military leaders and economic thinkers. He is a master strategist. He has been shown to be right about his theories about our economy and military. He will make an excellent president.
Cruz has been a strong constitutionalist, and he’d be a better choice than many conservatives appointed by Bush and Reagan who then went left.
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