On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made remarks on Fox News aimed at Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, which led to criticism from social media users who accused Cruz of lacking self-awareness.
“I gotta say, if you were making a list of 1,000 adjectives to describe this guy, ‘masculine’ would not be one of them,” Cruz told “Hannity” host Sean Hannity. “I mean, this guy, if a stiff breeze came by, it would blow him over like a feather.”
Talarico is currently running against Texas Republican Ken Paxton, who has the endorsement of President Donald Trump. Recently, Talarico has been the subject of various accusations from GOP lawmakers and commentators.
Cruz’s comments about Talarico drew attention on social media, where users pointed out moments from Cruz’s own past.
“This the same dude that endorsed the guy who called his wife ugly?” wrote one X user, while another person commented: “Masculine is what you did when Texans were freezing to death and you fucked off to Cancun? Very masculine of you?”
Cruz has been a vocal supporter of Trump, even endorsing him in the 2016 election after Trump mocked the appearance of Cruz’s wife, Heidi. The senator was also criticized for leaving Texas for Cancun during a deadly winter storm in 2021.
“Says the man whose wife and father were demeaned by Trump but doesn’t speak up even once,” wrote one person on X, with another user noting: “Right… like when it got cold in Texas and you booked it to Mexico like the big strong man you are lol.”
Trump has commented on the GOP senator’s father on multiple occasions, accusing Rafael Cruz of having been an associate of those who killed former President John F. Kennedy. He was brutally reminded last week by “Late Night” host Seth Meyers.
Cruz went on to slam Talarico on Monday over his “vegan, no meat campaign.” Talarico is not only not a vegan, but quipped last month that he’s “been eating barbecue since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment” in 2015 over felony securities fraud charges.
Social media users didn’t hesitate to skewer Cruz over his comments on Fox News.
