Ted Cruz Likes Porn Tweet – Twitter’s 17 Most Savage Reactions
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Like, It Was Just A Mistake
September 12th, 2017 – It’s safe to say that Ted Cruz will never forget 9/11…2017. The conservative Texas senator gave Twitter something to trend after a late-night “like” from his account. It appeared that Cruz had liked a tweet from @SexuallPosts which featured a porn clip. And while the like didn’t stay up as long as Trump’s covfefe tweet, the jokes still came in faster than his social media team probably wanted.
Cruz has positioned himself a defender of Christian liberties and family values over the years. In 2007, his legal team filed a 76-page brief with the US Court of Appeals asking them to uphold a ban on the sale of dildos. “There is no substantive-due-process right to stimulate one’s genitals for non-medical purposes unrelated to procreation or outside of an interpersonal relationship,” his brief included.
Cruz’s Senior Communications Advisor Catherine Frazier got to work during the night attempting to explain the snafu to her Twitter followers.
The offensive tweet posted on @tedcruz account earlier has been removed by staff and reported to Twitter
— Catherine Frazier (@catblackfrazier) September 12, 2017
Folks weren’t buying it, though, and quickly pointed out that it wasn’t something posted by the account but maybe just “liked” by the senator. This morning, Cruz himself said that a staffer had “inadvertently hit the like button.” “It was a staffing issue. And it was inadvertent, it was a mistake. It was not a deliberate act. We’re dealing with it internally, but it was a mistake. It was not malicious,” he continued.
Nevertheless, the jokes persisted.
The Ted Cruz the media doesn’t want you to see on 9/11 pic.twitter.com/x4cLYjdsvW
— rickandmorty (@rickandmorty101) September 12, 2017
I suppose we all have our own ways of remembering 9/11, but I was taken aback by Ted Cruz’s approach.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) September 12, 2017
Liking a porn tweet is by far the least offensive, most normal thing Ted Cruz has ever done.
— (((OhNoSheTwitnt))) (@OhNoSheTwitnt) September 12, 2017
This is the night that Ted Cruz became president.
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 12, 2017
Our prayers and thoughts for Ted Cruz this morning. Nothing is too hard for him to beat.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) September 12, 2017
Even Ted Cruz’s porn is about being jealous that other people have friends.
— Kashana (@kashanacauley) September 12, 2017
Loving Ted Cruz’s new campaign posters pic.twitter.com/2jBoVt3c0w
— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) September 12, 2017
Hey, what Ted Cruz does in the privacy of his own hypocrisy is nobody’s damn business.
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) September 12, 2017
Congratulations to Ted Cruz for surpassing “It” as the creepiest thing millions of people saw this week.
— Half An Onion (@HalfOnionInABag) September 12, 2017
its genuinely heartwarming to me that literally the entire internet can pause to laugh together at ted cruz pounding off
— jon hendren (@fart) September 12, 2017
Just In: Mike Pence no longer allowed to have dinner with Ted Cruz alone.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) September 12, 2017
Ted Cruz is the only man in politics wishing we were talking about Hillary Clinton’s book.
— Ashley Black (@ashleyn1cole) September 12, 2017
I’m doing a Kickstarter to buy Ted Cruz a Fleshlight
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) September 12, 2017
I challenge you to find ONE photo of Ted Cruz that doesn’t perfect go with this headline. pic.twitter.com/ivRoXdqS6V
— Jules (@jules_su) September 12, 2017
Everyone judging Ted Cruz- let’s see how much of a saint you’d turn out to be if you were raised by the man who shot JFK
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) September 12, 2017
Not to be outdone, the porn account that started it all sent their appreciation to Cruz and credited him in their bio.
