Trump Says He’s ‘Prepared’ To Replace Alito Amid Retirement Rumors

Cruz said in a statement that he considers it a “high honor” to be mentioned but added he’s not interested in taking the job

Cruz said in a statement that he considers it a “high honor” to be mentioned but added he’s not interested in taking the job.

“The reason I’ve said no is that a principled federal judge stays out of policy fights and stays out of political fights. … But I don’t want to stay out of policy fights. I don’t want to stay out of political fights,” Cruz said. “I want to be right in the middle of them.”

Fox News added, “No president since Ronald Reagan has influenced the Supreme Court more than Trump, who secured three appointments during his first term, underscoring how Trump has shaped the 6-3 ideological divide on the court in favor of conservatives. George H.W. Bush appointed two, as did George W. Bush and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. Former President Joe Biden appointed one, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.”