Someone threw a beer can and struck Sen. Ted Cruz in the neck and chest during the Houston Astros World Series parade.
The report:
BREAKING: One person was arrested at today’s World Series parade for throwing a beer can at Texas Senator @tedcruz. HPD says the senator was hit in the neck/chest area and didn’t need medical attention. #Houston #Astros #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/RDNafNJnUb
— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) November 7, 2022
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Ted Cruz might be the most hated man without the last name of Trump in American politics, but throwing a beer can, which presumably still contained beer, at the Senator was stupid, dangerous, and uncalled for.
If Ted Cruz is so hated in Texas, instead of throwing things at him, which is not what we do in a democratic society, vote him out of office. If people in Texas can’t stand the sight of Sen. Cruz, make it, so you never have to see him again.
Right-wingers like Ted Cruz have brought this breakdown in civility on themselves by refusing to call out Trump for stoking political violence, but Ted Cruz getting smacked with a beer can is not like a Trumper election denier breaking into Nancy Pelosi’s home and beating Paul Pelosi with a hammer.
It is easy to imagine that someone was enjoying themselves in the parade and then saw Cruz and could not control themselves, but whatever happened to booing or telling Sen. Cruz that he sucks?
Not even Ted Cruz deserves to be hit with a beer can. These are the flames that Republicans are fanning, and they will have to deal with the consequences.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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