I can pretty much guarantee that Texas Senator Ted Cruz sent a whole slew of PR interns’ heads spinning in his office, as it seems he couldn’t keep his damn foot out of his own mouth if his life depended on it.
As we speak, 21 families either have, are, or will soon be laying their loved ones to rest after 18-year-old gunman, Salvador Ramos, entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, just over a week ago, and barricaded himself inside a 4th-grade classroom, where he remained for upwards of an hour, and opened fire, shooting and killing 19 innocent children and 2 beloved teachers.
It’s barely been a week. The nation is still reeling. Hearts are still shattering. So many lives are forever shattered, as more and more shootings roll in with each passing breath, and federal officials have now been forced to look into potential, serious corruption within the local police department to explain why some 19 officers stood in the hallway for an hour-plus while Ramos stood inside a 4th-grade classroom with an AR-15 assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
And what’s Ted Cruz doing?
Ted Cruz is bragging about a poker game.
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Last night, the Texas senator took to Twitter with a clip of a poker game he participated in, and offered very little context in the caption:
Head-to-head vs. an iconic poker player like @phil_hellmuth was ridiculous fun! pic.twitter.com/6aeiIB8q1W
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 1, 2022
We can only assume that whatever team is responsible for Cruz’s PR was sent into full-on panic mode, as the senator took back to Twitter this morning to clarify, ” We played this poker game several months ago—they just aired the first part (2 more to come).”
We played this poker game several months ago—they just aired the first part (2 more to come).
I win this pot, but listen to the end: @phil_hellmuth calls my hand EXACTLY.
Maybe there’s a reason he has 15 bracelets…. https://t.co/wM30aRFYrs
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 2, 2022
Surprise, surprise, Ted. Your context did not help:
— ɹ uɐp 🧀💉🇺🇦 (@dannotdaniel) June 2, 2022
Nineteen children in your state died from gun violence, and you’re showing off playing poker. You are worse than Trump.
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) June 2, 2022
https://t.co/JTTTJ9jhgH You missed something today.
— BRT 🌻 (@BioRecTech) June 2, 2022
Meanwhile America is grieving
21 dead in Uvalde
10 dead in Buffalo
4 dead in Tulsa pic.twitter.com/6wwW4KTuPc— The Right is Wrong (@therightswrong) June 2, 2022
@TedCruz, we missed you at the funeral services. Thought you’d like to see this cute little coffin—the little boy loved Superman. pic.twitter.com/e7XR35mOY3
— Aviva Gabriel (@avivajazz) June 2, 2022
Gee that’s nice, in other news there was another mass shooting today in Tulsa Rafael Edwardo. Any thoughts or prayers?
— Gary Townsend (@gbl2417) June 2, 2022
Ted Cruz laser focused on the most important things pic.twitter.com/RCtheCthvL
— Jay Dub of the Dead (@thejuice45) June 2, 2022
This is what matters to you?
— Juan Gonzalez (@AgainstJuan) June 2, 2022
Read the room, jackass.
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