“Chance of confirming a worthy successor to Justice Thomas and/or Alito during President Trump’s term: Zero. Chance of confirming a worthy successor during a hypothetical GOP admin 2029-2033: probably zero (GOP won’t be able to recapture enough seats in 28).”

Ron DeSantis · said 2026-11-03 · reported 2026-11-04

DeSantis wrote on X that the chances of confirming conservative successors to Justices Thomas and Alito during Trump's term or a hypothetical future GOP administration are near zero.