Ted Cruz really screwed up last week calling January 6th riots a “violent terrorist attack” multiple times. He went on Tucker Carlson’s show to try and fix the mess he created, but made things worse for himself by getting completely chewed up and spit out by Carlson. Ted Cruz is damaged goods at this point and he knows it. So he put on an act in front of the media today when it came to masking.
I’ll give Cruz a C for his acting skit.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, R., slammed his fists on a podium in frustration Tuesday as he attacked what he deemed media hypocrisy on masking.
During a press conference speaking out against Democrats trying to eliminate the filibuster, a reporter questioned Cruz about him and his fellow Republicans not wearing masks. Cruz quickly shot down the question and angrily asked why the “questions are only directed at one side” on masks.
“And by the way, on the question of hypocrisy, you just asked, you people at the podium are speaking without masks. Just once, I’d like to see a reporter say to Joe Biden when he stands at the damn podium in the White House without a mask, ‘Mr. President, why aren’t you wearing a mask?'” Cruz said angrily. “Just once, I’d like to see you say to Jen Psaki, the White House Press Secretary, when she stands at the podium with no mask, ‘Ms. Psaki, why don’t you have a mask?’ The questions are only directed at one side, and I got to say that the American people see the hypocrisy.”Twice, Cruz thumped his hands on the podium for effect.
Prior to this answer, Cruz also called out the “wild hypocrisy” on the part of President Biden and his administration regarding COVID-19 policies.