Ted Cruz was asked earlier this month if he would consider being a Supreme Court justice if it were nominated for the position.
Here’s how he responded:
In short, Ted Cruz says that while it’s humbling to be considered in that context, it is not a path that he is interested in going down. So the answer is a big fat no.
He also weighs in on the vacancy (potential, at the time), saying that he would expect Trump to nominate someone and the Senate to confirm it quickly in the following months: