Dubiously best-selling author Ted Cruz took a field trip Thursday to lend his support to the so-called “People’s Convoy” outside of Washington, D.C.
The truckers circling the U.S. capital, like their Canadian counterparts, oppose Covid vaccine mandates.
Cruz, who is fully vaccinated, told a crowd of protesters: “Your voice is being heard. What the men and women want here is for the government to leave you the hell alone. … That is the most American sentiment you could imagine.”
The Republican senator also complained of high gas prices, which seems a bit odd for a protest designed around needlessly burning diesel fuel.
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Cruz rode shotgun in the lead truck, waving and giving the thumbs-up to the convoy.
Ted Cruz in the lead truck at this morning’s convoy in DC. This is no longer about “the People’s Convoy,” it’s the Politicians’ Convoy. #CruzConvoy pic.twitter.com/qVZVSHBwZA
— PatriotTakes ?? (@patriottakes) March 10, 2022
Related: Ted Cruz claims cabin crew can’t stop hugging him and folk have thoughts
At a press conference after the stunt, Cruz was asked whether the Covid vaccines saves lives. Here is his response:
“Look, I hope so. I’m not a doctor. You know what, why would you take medical advice from me? I wouldn’t take medical advice from me. I’m not in the business of giving medical advice. Go talk to your physician if you wanna figure out whether you should take the vaccine or not. I hope we have good doctors and scientists who are going to be figuring that out, and I’m sure we’re gonna be debating and looking at the effect.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) asked if the COVID vaccine has saved lives:
“Why would you take medical advice from me? I wouldn’t take medical advice from me, I’m not in the business of giving medical advice.” pic.twitter.com/dMFpWnjT0p
— The Recount (@therecount) March 10, 2022
At one point during his speech, someone yelled out “Ted Cruz sucks!”:
One of truckers yells out, “Ted Cruz sucks!” as he is giving his speech. pic.twitter.com/dwWmyhY4Ht
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 10, 2022
Within no time, folks were making it very clear what they thought of the whole charade:
Acknowledging the effectiveness of vaccines is "medical advice" in the same way advising someone not to run through interstate highway traffic is "medical advice" https://t.co/FPcuJp2R4H
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 10, 2022
Uh huh…
This is AFTER he bashed Dr Fauci, saying "doctors & scientists can't be trusted".
His hypocritical, lying ass can shut up now. https://t.co/35u7dDPRkF
— Gina (@CissyBGood67) March 10, 2022
LEFT: How Ted Cruz sees himself in truck.
RIGHT: How the rest of America sees Ted Cruz in truck. pic.twitter.com/OfXsQqHvhi— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) March 10, 2022
Ted Cruz is simultaneously complaining about gas prices while riding shotgun with the “trucker convoy” as they pointlessly drive in circles around DC over and over to protest mandates that don’t exist.
Can’t make this up.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) March 10, 2022
Naturally Ted Cruz would seek to ally himself with a group tying up traffic and honking horns incessantly. Being annoying is his whole brand.
— Helen Kennedy ? (@HelenKennedy) March 10, 2022
Ted Cruz: if Skoal juice were a person. pic.twitter.com/t7WL4Q12sX
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) March 10, 2022
Ted Cruz is befriending the Trucker Convoy hoping that they’d smuggle him in Cancun when the next disaster strikes Texas.
— 888 Good Troubles (@LebergerDavid) March 10, 2022
Friendly reminder that Ted Cruz now agrees that women should have control of their own body and choices pic.twitter.com/8ybdgsyM7f
— Robert (@pepawoftwoboys) March 10, 2022
Freedom convoy organizers release new route after Ted Cruz joins them. pic.twitter.com/G7kER8NTCd
— PatriotTakes ?? (@patriottakes) March 10, 2022
The Accidental Polemicist
Good for you, Ted!!!
Den
You really do love to lick hypocrite butthole, don’t you?
Hoe does Cruz’s taste Breeder boy?
Polaro
Wow…Ted’s become a lazy, dumpy troll,. The convoy is an embarrassing joke exposing everything wrong with low-IQ right wingers. Not a club id want to join.
Cam
Right wing troll accounts LOVVE other anti-LGBTQ bigots.
barryaksarben
LOL really? Ted Cruz? YOu are obviously just trolling because no one honestly likes teddy. Even the worst of the gop think he is scum. Even his own daughter doesnt want to hug him. HEY, you do you and we will laugh at you. I always wonder about straight guys who come to this site> How do they even know about it unless they are closet cases and if they are gay I know they are miserable because no self respecting gay man would support anyone in the GOP , the party of homophobia, misogyny and racism. As much as I despise trump I can can believe someone could support him but ted has no backbone and changes with the wind
cuteguy
@the accident why are you on here if you hate gay ppl? Are you that much of a loser that you have nothing else better to do than to troll on sites that you obviously hate?
Kangol2
Toad Cruise is a walking parody of himself!
lferg58
OMG,
Teddy baby your true talent is in comedy. No one can ever take you seriously. What a titanic turd.
Fahd
An SNL parody? Real life? Thank goodness Cruz is not a natural born American and could never be president. These truckers are afraid to enter the capital city after strongman Trudeau kicked their ass in Ottawa. These essential workers (not Cruz) need to get back to work and stop fooling around with this AM radio political crap. There’s a special economic operation going on to try to avoid WWIII.
The Accidental Polemicist
Wrong.
Since his mother was a U.S. citizen, Cruz would be eligible to run for and serve as president, no matter where he was born.
Fahd
@Accident
The Cuban Canadian senator from Texas can try and run, but he’s not a natural born American. Pretty sure the Supreme Court, especially Trump’s, will find him ineligible if it ever gets that far, but even if he cleans himself up and stops looking like beer swilling, unemployed guy, we all know he won’t make it through the primaries.
Sad!
Polaro
I find the hypocrisy of the same people who said Obama was not a US citizen defending Ted, who’s claim to US citizenship is paper thin, humorous. We see you. We have your number. Lol.
The Accidental Polemicist
Wrong.
We currently have this thing called the internet where you can actually look these things up without endlessly pontificating about things you know nothing about.
Try it, it’s fun!
Fahd
If you followed your own advice, you would find that there are a lot of people pontificating about this topic, but that the Supreme Court ultimately will have to decide the matter as it relates to the presidency and it would not do so unless some some sort of foreign carpetbagger like Cuban Canadian Cruz actually was elected (God forbid/knock on wood). He won’t be.
Also, stop bragging about having access to the internet, while your countrymen, cut off from the free world by their own leaders, are stuck in a propaganda bubble of lies.
The Accidental Polemicist
“Foreign carpetbagger like Cuban Canadian Cruz”!!?!! Wow. Considering he was reared in America since the age of four and has never lived in Cuba. Racist much!?!
So you concede your original comment, “Thank goodness Cruz is not a natural born American and could never be president” is factually dubious. Thank you for that.
We have been through this more than once in our history. Cruz in 2016, McCain in 2008 (born in the Panama Canal) and Goldwater in 1964 (born in Arizona before it was a state) are just a few of the recent examples questioning American citizenship. I’ll gladly take my chances on Ted Cruz and his citizenship.
“…while your countrymen, cut off from the free world by their own leaders, are stuck in a propaganda bubble of lies.” Ah, the internet – the purveyor of all truth. Any examples of “propaganda bubbles of lies” for me?
Fahd
@Accident
In Russia, the people are living in a propaganda bubble of lies, and you know that. Your government has cut them off from every Western and domestic internet source of truth.
Regardless how many spin doctors he pays, Ted Cruz is ineligible to become president because he is not a native born American == your supporting examples suck – both McCain and Goldwater were born in U.S. territory to American fathers – Cruz, whose father was a Cuban Canadian, was born in Calgary, Canada which was not U.S. territory when Cruz was born there – never has been. So, again, your supporting examples suck.
Ted Cruz will never be elected president, even if you’re willing to take your chances on him. lol
Even more comforting, the Supreme Court (even Trump’s) would find him ineligible to serve because he is not a native born American as required by the U.S. Constitution.
We don’t want Russian trolls here.
ricdardc1
……Good SCHIT, I mean Good SCHTICK, When does this KKKLOWN Go on SNL, pathethic P.O.S.
peacefulruffneck
“One of the truckers yells out “Ted Cruz sucks” as Ted Cruz is grandstanding and groveling to get more media time.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Brian
Too many of our politicians just want to be famous. They treat everything like a TV show. Where are the bills and laws? Any ideas for how to stop the virus, to help hospital staff, to manufacture more PPE here in the USA so we’ll be better prepared for the next crisis? Any ideas with real meat? Nope, just constant campaigning and entertaining.
Polaro
Ted Cruz, by many measures, should be a good senator. He’s smart, well-educated and a capable speaker. I guess being an ugly narcissist, and ultimately very lazy can relegate him to the troll pile. Anyone else notice just how terrible he looks?
ZzBomb
It must be nice to have a job where you can just f*ck off all the time. It seems like that’s all Cruz really does. Btw, Ted Cruz hasn’t written or sponsored a bill since 2018.
The Accidental Polemicist
Wrong.
Senator Cruz just sponsored two bill’s on 2/03/22:
S.3763
S.3762
Literally, eight days ago.
barryaksarben
Ted finally sponsered some bills! WOW. If he did they were most likely the most hate filled bills ever presented
The Accidental Polemicist
@barryaksarben
If you would, please list for me the “most hate filled bills ever presented” by Senator Cruz.
1.
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Much appreciated!
Jim
These “truckers’ must be okay with fuel prices since they can waste it so readily
Cam
Ted was probably just trying to hitch a ride to Cancun.
Mack
SamB here again with several dumb screen names but hasn’t shown up as SamB. Along with Rand Paul, Cancun Teddy is probably one of the dumbest in the Senate, definitely one of the most bigoted.
johncp56
Scummy sticky! creep!!!