CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said he was considering nominating Republican Senator Ted Cruz for a future seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, although Cruz last month said he was not interested.

President Donald Trump joked about putting Sen. Ted Cruz on the Supreme Court, saying he'd get '100% of votes' because lawmakers want to 'get him out' of Congress.

Insults of U.S. Supreme Court justices by President Donald Trump are "wholly inappropriate" and undermine the rule of law in the United States, the American Bar Association said Monday.

By Andrew Chung Feb 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to intervene in its effort to strip deportation protections from about 6,000 Syrians living in the United States.

Earlier, President Trump suggested on social media that he could try to persuade the Supreme Court to reconsider its rejection of his tariffs.

One survey from CNN and SSRS released Monday found that a supermajority of Americans — 61 percent — say his policies will send the country in the wrong direction, while only 36 percent approve of his performance. That’s a 12-point drop from the 48 percent approval rating Trump enjoyed when he last addressed Congress.

The White House has taken a carrot and stick approach with foreign countries after the Supreme Court struck down a broad swathe of the president's tariff authority.

The company expected a $1 billion profit hit due to tariffs and experienced less-than-expected growth last year.