when his white house ambitions failed, lindsey graham endorsed ted cruz over now president-elect donald trump. | ap photo by brent griffiths 11/11/16 06:56 pm est south carolina sen. lindsey graham, a former presidential primary foe of ted cruz who once joked about the texas senator<u+2019>s murder, now says he should be considered for a seat on the nation<u+2019>s highest court. <u+201c>i would put ted cruz on that list. i would suggest that president trump look within the senate,<u+201d> graham told reporters at a veterans day event in greenville, south carolina. <u+201c>there is some talent there. there is no stronger constitutional conservative than ted cruz.<u+201d> story continued below the floating of cruz, who once served as a supreme court clerk, seems to complete graham<u+2019>s evolution when it comes to the firebrand senator who has irked many senate republicans. <u+201c>if you killed ted cruz on the floor of the senate, and the trial was in the senate, nobody would convict you,<u+201d> graham joked in february. defense by ellen mitchell when his white house ambitions failed, graham endorsed cruz over now president-elect donald trump. but the south carolinian conceded that cruz was not his <u+201c>first choice.<u+201d> by michael grunwald by bill scher by thomas wright by joshua zeitz
graham: cruz should be on supreme court shortlist - politico
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