U.S. Politics · Courts · 8 outlets (L 0 · C 3 · R 5)
Trump says he'd pick Ted Cruz for Supreme Court if a seat opens
President Trump said at a rally in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday that he would nominate Sen. Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court if a vacancy opens.[2, 7, 8] Trump joked Cruz would be confirmed unanimously because senators in both parties would want to get rid of him in Congress.[1, 2, 3] Mediaite reported Trump said he would get '100%' of senators' votes.[1]
Trump has previously mentioned Cruz as a potential Supreme Court nominee, according to Yahoo News and The Daily Wire.[3, 7] The rally came ahead of the midterm elections, and Cruz is a third-term senator.[3, 5]
Covered by The Hill, The Washington Times, The Daily Wire and 5 more
Read first Trump floats Ted Cruz for Supreme Court and jokes about why he'd get every vote
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 8 rated outlets that covered it, 0 are left of center, 3 are center and 5 are right of center (5 of them in the Right group).
- Left: none.
- Leans left: none.
- Center: Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Blaze Media (+1.71), The Daily Wire (+2.07), One America News Network (+2.69), Conservative Review (+2.76).
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.
Read across the spectrum
- Left-leaning No left-leaning outlet in Tare's list covered it.
- Center Trump floats Ted Cruz for Supreme Court and jokes about why he'd get every vote
- Right-leaning Trump Names Potential SCOTUS Pick He Says Both Parties Would Approve