Patton Oswalt (left), Ted Cruz.Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
Texas Sen.Ted Cruzseemingly got more tweets than he bargained for this week when he tauntedPatton Oswaltover Oswalt’s comedy career and COVID-19 safety.
Cruz, 50, took the first shot, on Thursday re-tweeting a headline about Oswalt, 52, canceling stand-up shows in Florida and Utah because the venues wouldn’t require audience members be vaccinated.
“Both of his fans were disappointed,” the Texas Republican, who has a habit of social media provocation, wrote above the article.
Oswalt responded in-kind, taking Cruz to task for a number of controversies and gaffes in a thread directed at the former Republican presidential candidate.
“Okay Ted, here we go…. Not as disappointed as Texas was when you cut your Cancun vacation short and came home,” Oswalt wrote first, a nod to Cruz’smuch criticized February trip to Mexicoas his constituents went days without water or heat during a deadly winter storm. (Cruz called it a “mistake.")
Oswalt continued: “Ted, you Tweeted this at 1am. Put the phone down and return to liquid form for a few hours.”
And then, in a reference to Cruz’s objection to the presidential election results shortly before pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol : “Ted, my fans are all at home, waiting to see you at the January 6th hearings.”
Sen. Ted Cruz.Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty
This is far from Cruz’s first war of words. The former debate hall of famer has awillingness to wade into back-and-forthswith people ranging from Mark Cuban to Seth Rogen.
Even those in his own party have reportedly had a hard time finding Cruz likable.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley reportedly “burst into laughter"after a meeting with himin 2016 where she found him “awkward” and “insincere.”
And former Speaker of the House John Boehner oncecalled him"Lucifer in the flesh” and a “miserable son of a bitch.” Boehner also reportedly told Cruz “go f— yourself,” while recording his audiobook.
source: people.com
