When reports emerged this week that someone had painted anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti on a highway overpass in the Houston area, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) decided to do something about it.
Claiming a “deranged bastard” had defaced the highway with the message of “[Expletive] Charlie Kirk,” Cruz got his own white paint and painted over the message himself.
“TXDOT has been notified & I’m sure sure they will remove it expeditiously,” Cruz wrote. “But, in the meantime, Texans don’t have to look at this hateful garbage anymore.”
Some deranged bastard put this graffiti on the 59 freeway in Houston.
TXDOT has been notified & I’m sure sure they will remove it expeditiously.
But, in the meantime, Texans don’t have to look at this hateful garbage anymore. pic.twitter.com/v8wmTX1Vc0
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 14, 2025
It’s unclear whether Cruz had obtained permission from the Texas Department of Transportation in advance of the stunt, in which he was going to throw paint on a public bridge.
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There were some amusing reactions on social media, with people either referencing past Cruz controversies or wondering why he happened to have the exact shade of white paint handy at the time, or admiring the poor paint job the Texas senator had done. And some noted that Cruz’s stunt gave the original graffiti a lot more attention than it would have gotten had Cruz not posted about it at all.
The episode also cemented Cruz’s place as the most frequently roasted U.S. senator.
Nice one, Ted. pic.twitter.com/HWCnW5bbbf
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) September 15, 2025
This is genuinely the most accurate representation of republicans “fixing” a problem by slapping a dirty bandage on a gaping wound. pic.twitter.com/idYSAHtxMu
— DarkCobra (@darkcobrab13067) September 15, 2025
— 99% Johnny Graz (@jvgraz) September 15, 2025
Man has clearly never used a paint roller. Got frustrated and overheated immediately, threw the whole plastic paint tray against the wall https://t.co/QACVdXP6DG pic.twitter.com/Aspzzj6cIS
— G. Gordon Diddy (@BozoHaram) September 14, 2025
“Some deranged bastard put this graffiti on the 59 freeway in Houston” https://t.co/jdxvkdTi8S pic.twitter.com/eI4mrxT2fO
— They removed Shibata’s brain 🇵🇸 (@ericpaulm666) September 15, 2025
I get that’s he’s grieving but posts like this are identical to the posts that make it into “local man loses his mind, loses custody of kids” articles https://t.co/3qEBpBw1n4
— stacy (@stacycay) September 14, 2025
Cruz had expressed his condolences for Kirk on an episode last week of his podcast, The Verdict with Ted Cruz
Photo courtesy of an X screenshot.
