Cruz’s Twitter Account Liked a Porn Video
Staff says “offensive tweet” has been removed
Twitter followers of Sen. Ted Cruz got an eyeful when they checked what the Texas Republican was liking these days.
Cruz’s personal account late Monday showed he liked a two-minute pornographic video from the Twitter account @SexuallPosts, the New York Daily News reported.
The account later tweeted at Cruz simply, “Thanks for watching ted!”
Thanks for watching ted!
— Sexuall Posts 😈 (@SexuallPosts) September 12, 2017
Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier later responded on Twitter that “the offensive tweet posted on @tedcruz account earlier has been removed by staff and reported to Twitter.”
The offensive tweet posted on @tedcruz account earlier has been removed by staff and reported to Twitter
— Catherine Frazier (@catblackfrazier) September 12, 2017
According to the Daily News, Frazier mistakenly said the video was posted to Cruz’s account, when it had been liked.
But that didn’t stop Twitter from exploding with glee that Cruz, a strident social conservative who at one point as Texas’ solicitor general defended a ban on sex toys, liked a pornographic item. Some posted screenshots of the video.
“Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about DACA.” – Ted Cruz this morning
— Ken Carman (@KenCarman) September 12, 2017
Breaking: Tomorrow Senator Cruz will tour the damage of his Twitter account. #TedCruz
— Tom Murphy (@tgagemurphy) September 12, 2017
When you see why Ted Cruz is trending… 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/7wb6FtRTp1
— Philip DeFranco (@PhillyD) September 12, 2017
Just a reminder that this isn’t the first time an awkward threesome video plagued Ted Cruz. #TedCruz pic.twitter.com/Y7iZkHG4QC
— Chris Gore (@ThatChrisGore) September 12, 2017
Cruz has a strange history regarding pornography and sex.
In his book “A Time for Truth,” Cruz wrote about his tenure as a clerk for former Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
At the time, he and other clerks were helping the justices learn about internet pornography for legal purposes, which meant showing pornography to Rehnquist while seated next to former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, whom Rehnquist dated in law school.
“As we watched these graphic pictures fill our screens, wide-eyed, no one said a word,” Cruz wrote in an excerpt published by Politico Magazine in 2015. “Except for Justice O’Connor, who lowered her head, squinted slightly, and muttered, ‘Oh, my.’”
