Ted Cruz appears to be very confused about the definition of violence.
On Sunday, the anti-LGBTQ senator appeared on Fox News and condemned the peaceful pro-choice protesters gathered outside the homes of Supreme Court justices for “embracing mob violence.”
Cruz: Now they’re embracing mob violence to get their partisan outcome pic.twitter.com/78jKsA2Lpb
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 8, 2022
The weekend protests came following the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that signal’s the Court’s intention to overturn Roe vs Wade. Pro-choice demonstrators gathered outside the homes of Justice Bret Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts to voice their opposition. There were no reports of violence.
“Now they’re embracing mob violence to get their partisan outcome,” Ted Cruz said of the peaceful demonstrators.
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But as many a Twitter commenter has pointed out, when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell referred to the Jan. 6 attack as a “violent insurrection,” Cruz said he strongly disagreed.
Cruz has demonstrated he’ll say just about anything if he thinks it’ll help him politically. He knows there was no “mob violence” on display at pro-choice protests, just like he at one point called Jan. 6 a “violent terrorist attack,” only to reverse course under party pressure.
Here’s how Cruz’s comments are playing out:
What’s that, @tedcruz about “mob violence” trying to get a “partisan outcome”? You’re a broken politician and so far up Trump’s ass you could tickle his swollen prostate. #PotKettle https://t.co/zSwYMAKRgo
— Chris Morris (@camorris) May 9, 2022
— Lynn Karlan (@lynnkarlan1) May 8, 2022
This you, Ted? https://t.co/ls0VZvhB2I
— Monkey Chunk (@ChunkMonkeys) May 8, 2022
Funny, I don’t see any body armor, or tasers, I don’t see any weapons or anyone attacking police or spraying them with bear spray…attempting to gain entrance to the home…Looks to me like “Legitimate political discourse, and peaceful protest”
— Kodiak🆘 (@Sensei415) May 8, 2022
Ummmmm, who wants to tell him? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/c05j5w5Uip
— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) May 8, 2022
Of course, Ted Cruz was all in favor of the mob violence when the protestors were chanting outside the homes of election officials, school board members, and health care officials.
— Victoria Butler (@VAButlerwrites) May 8, 2022
PEOPLE HOLDING SIGNS AND LIT CANDLES ARE SCARY MOBS TO LYING TED!
— Agolf Twitler Slayer (@bblock29) May 8, 2022
This kinda “mob violence”? pic.twitter.com/XufQ4je530
— Mamamia (@Mamamia1151) May 8, 2022
The irony is obvious, but also the blatant lie: there’s been no “mob violence.”
— PWtham11 (@pwtham11) May 8, 2022
“They’re embracing mob violence to get their partisan outcome”: pic.twitter.com/HwktU1AjTk
— Critter 🕊️ 🇺🇦🌻 (@asclepiasyriaca) May 8, 2022
Mister P
Cruz has been discredited so many times, one can only conclude that he hates America and Texas.
Mack
I don’t know, they’re pretty stupid in Texas-they keep re-electing him. Maybe they deserve each other.
Cam
The problem is, you also have media people clutching their pearls and saying people shouldn’t be protesting outside of Kavanaugh’s house.
The same type of people who said that LGBTQ people shouldn’t have been boycotting or protesting a few years ago…..when those same protests got rid of DADT.
Jim
If the members of the Supreme Court can’t stand the heat they need to get out of the kithchen
jcool
i kind of picture him in the near future selling time shares.
johncp56
The tard of the century
jsthib
change the ‘a’ to a ‘u’ and it works even better
white-queer-african
Is this the man Dumph said his wife had the face of a dog? Or something to the effect? His father murdered JFK? He is just a loser and dumb than dumber listening to his comments. God help America with the new bunch of radical right-wingers on the Supreme Court. I feel for Chief Justice John Roberts having to control this bunch of freaks.
Dijonaise
John Roberts ushered in the Citizens United assault on democracy, he sold us out to China/Corporations/Billionaires. He is just as evil as the rest of them.
Prax07
The GOP need to experience true mob violence at their homes. I’d pay to see Cruz, or any GOP scum in true fear for their lives from an angry mob.
Tombear
Ted Cruise please. Isn’t Cruise the poster boy for keeping abortion safe and legal?
CarnieAsada
True story: anytime i get a boner at the wrong time or place, i just think of Ted Cruz. works. every. time.
charmin88
Can you imagine being in bed in twilight and cant move with him over you with that face just staring with out saying a word. What a horror!
Invader7
Cruz and his ilk are nightmare freaks !!!
Polaro
Ted is a debater. He is stuck in his high school prime as a successful, if unliked, debater. Being liked has never been important to him – winning is important to him. As such he just argues, using and abusing any facts at his disposal to win a debate. He does not bother to analyze if he is actually right or his cause is just – irrelevant. Like most lawyers, they are paid to win, not to be right or even fair – spin it to win it. Consistency? It is irrelevant to people like Ted: today’s assignment is to win this debate, forget everything else you ever said. It is like a reset for him every time he enters the debate ring. So, does it bother him if he is abusing facts or being inconsistent? Not in the least. Does it bother voters? No more than a criminal being represented by a sly lawyer who is manipulating the facts to get them off. As long as he is defending the things the majority of voters want in his state, he will be forgiven. Our job is to sway the majority of voters in Texas, something we can’t seem to warp our heads around.