Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) scolded Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) after Cruz laughed at a comment about the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots.

Colin Allred’s quote:

“You can’t be for the mob on January 6 and for the officers. You can’t. I was on the House floor when we went through the votes. I remember when you objected to the results in Arizona. Y’all at home might remember where you were on January 6, what you were doing. I know where I was, and I know where he was. I remember when they told us to reach under our seats for these gas masks I didn’t know we had because they had deployed tear gas in the rotunda. The officers locked all the doors, we barred the doors… And I texted my wife Aly, who was seven months pregnant with our son Cameron and at home with our son Jordan who wasn’t yet two, “Whatever happens, I love you.” I took off my suit jacket, and I was prepared to defend the House floor from the mob. At the same time, after he’d gone around the country lying about the election, after he’d been the architect of the attempt to overthrow an election, when that mob came, Senator Cruz was hiding in a supply closet."

  • Myxomatosis@lemmy.world
    1441·
    2 months ago

    You’ll find a picture of Ted Cruz’s face in the dictionary right next to the definition of Smarmy Fuck.

  • Jo Miran
    132·
    2 months ago

    Nothing will make me happier than to see that smug cunt Cruz booted out of the senate.

    Actually, that is not true. Ken Paxton in federal prison would make me happier.

    • WaxedWookie@lemmy.world
      19·
      2 months ago

      If it’s of any consolation, there’s some joy to be found in watching him utterly degrade himself in service of the even bigger piece of shit that made an absolute mockery of both Cruz and his family.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 months ago

      Nothing will make me happier than to see that smug cunt Cruz booted out of the senate.

      I wouldn’t hold my breath. He won his primary by more votes than Trump did this year. Cruz is intensely popular in the televangelical wing of the party and firmly entrenched in the state. Meanwhile, Allred still has middling name recognition and lackluster enthusiasm.

  • Johnmannesca@lemmy.world
    114·
    2 months ago

    My post was deleted earlier (improperly linked the debate livestream), but I think that Allred held up really well and got Cruz so mad he was yelling at parts, which in contrast Allred hadn’t shown much anger until the very end where Cruz started to try and twist Allreds words before their closing statements. My worry was that there would be a few answers like the economic plans or the ongoing conflicts in Israel that could have been a point where Allred could be weak in, but instead it was reassuring that he was able to tie it in to his overall message for Texans to fire Cruz by showing himself as competent and able to view problems as a bigger picture instead of freaking out about transgender sports.

  • hohoho@lemmy.world
    1132·
    2 months ago

    I do not like that boy Ted Cruz

    I do not like how he eats his poos.

    I do not like his beady eyes

    I do not like his bald face lies.

    That boy Ted Cruz does make me sick

    That boy Ted Cruz can eat a dick.

  • itsgroundhogdayagain
    90·
    2 months ago

    Hiding in a supply closet. I have no idea if that is true but it sure sounds like something Ted Cruz would do.

  • N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    81·
    2 months ago

    The Capitol Police were heroes on J6. An issue that didn’t get widely reported were the incidents of suicide among those officers. Source

    Nothing to laugh about.

  • DogPeePoo@lemm.ee
    362·
    2 months ago

    Ted Cruz and Elon Musk. Both born outside of USA. Both are actively trying to dismantle democracy.

        • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
          2·
          2 months ago

          Wikipedia shows him as dual citizenship, born to an American mother (father may have been American, but only one parent is needed), and renounced his Canadian citizenship 10 years or so ago. Samantha Bee did a piece on him, showing some bad acting in high school, although it could have just been high school quality acting. I believe he was living in Toronto at the time.

  • Soluna@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    222·
    2 months ago

    As a trans girl in Texas I’m really hoping we can finally get Cruz the hell out of here. He has done nothing for us and everything for himself.

  • Kalysta@lemm.ee
    55·
    2 months ago

    Too bad Allred is willing to throw trans people under the bus in his bid for congress.