Ted Cruz torched after tweeting #YourBodyYourChoice while supporting Texas anti-abortion law
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) found himself at the center of controversy as a result of his latest tweet in support of individuals making their own choice with their bodies.
On Wednesday, September 29th, the Republican lawmaker verbalized his support for NBA star Kyrie Young.
“I stand with Kyrie Irving and a number of other stars who oppose the COVID-19 vaccine and are refusing to share whether or not they will ever get their vaccine. I stand with Andrew Wiggins. I stand with Bradley Beal. I stand with Jonathan Isaac. #YourBodyYourChoice."
I stand with Kyrie Irving. \n\nI stand with Andrew Wiggins.\n\nI stand with Bradley Beal.\n\nI stand with Jonathan Isaac.\n\n#NBA\n\n#YourBodyYourChoicehttps://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/574387-nba-struggles-with-vocal-vaccine-holdouts\u00a0\u2026— Ted Cruz (@Ted Cruz) 1632937272
2/x I\u2019ve never said this before: I agree with @KingJames \n\n\u201cWe\u2019re talking about people\u2019s bodies and well-being. I don\u2019t think I personally should get involved in what other people should do for their bodies and livelihoods.\u201d— Ted Cruz (@Ted Cruz) 1632937372
Twitter users quickly noticed the hypocrisy in his words. According to The Independent, droves of lawmakers, celebrities, and other public figures hit back at Cruz.
Per the publication, those individuals included: "Comedy host Samantha Bee, music producer Thelonious Martin, former footballer Shannon Sharpe, and numerous other Twitter users joined the attack, as did Democratic activists such as Nancy Pelosi's daughter Christine Pelosi and social media influencer Majid Padellan, known as Brooklyn Dad Defiant."
Film director and comedian Judd Apatow also fired back at Cruz tweeting, “So you believe in choice now? Are you going to fight for that? Oh, not for women. Got it."
Former football player and current broadcaster George Wrighster III also offered Cruz a piece of advice.
“Keep this same #YourBodyYourChoice energy when it comes to women's bodies."
to post this, with that hashtag, given everything that\u2019s going on in his state, has me so mad I genuinely cannot see straighthttps://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1443269646006767622\u00a0\u2026— Megan Schuster (@Megan Schuster) 1632955196
Motherfucker, thousands of people died in your state from Rona, you and your family are vaccinated, you took away women\u2019s rights on their body in Texas, and fuck you.— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1632940378
Cruz condemned Black athletes when countless took a knee, said Black Lives Matter, & or demanded accountability for police brutality.\n\nBut a few Black athletes oppose a life saving vaccine\u2014Cruz is all in b/c he thinks it helps him politically. Dangerous hypocrisy.— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@Qasim Rashid, Esq.) 1632963803
Cruz condemned Black athletes when countless took a knee, said Black Lives Matter, & or demanded accountability for police brutality.\n\nBut a few Black athletes oppose a life saving vaccine\u2014Cruz is all in b/c he thinks it helps him politically. Dangerous hypocrisy.— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@Qasim Rashid, Esq.) 1632963803
