Texas Sen. Ted Cruz dismissed rumors that conservative Associate Justice Samuel Alito will soon retire from the Supreme Court.

During an interview with the Washington Examiner discussing his podcast the Verdict, co-hosted by conservative commentator Michael Knowles, the Republican and former presidential candidate said he doesn’t believe the hype that Alito is eyeing retirement in the near future, noting that such conversations occur regularly at the end of Supreme Court terms.

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