That is not an unwelcome scenario for me either. Cruz belongs on SCOTUS. Phyllis Schlafly agrees.
He will never be nominated by a president who led cheers of "Lying Ted! Lying Ted! Lying Ted!"
Maybe he belongs there, but Trump is not the guy to nominate him. You can't walk stuff like that back. If Trump believes that Ted Cruz deserves the title "Lying Ted", then Ted Cruz would not be an acceptable nominee.