'Doughy' Ted Cruz mercilessly mocked after hurling 'fat joke'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was mocked on Wednesday after he attempted to body shame Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker during an interview on Newsmax.

In the interview, Cruz called Pritzker a "disgusting, racist bigot" because he stood up to Trump's threats to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois. He also said that he didn't "want to get in between J.B. Pritzker and the Domino's Pizza line," referring to Pritzker's weight.

Analysts responded to Cruz's attempt to body-shame Pritzker on social media.

"And I would never want to get between Ted and a trip to Cancun when there’s an emergency in Texas," Pritzker wrote on X.

"Look how proud Ted is of his fat joke," journalist Julie DiCaro posted on Bluesky. "Ted Cruz, who looks like that."

"Funny how doughy misshapen Ted Cruz and doughy misshapen Donald Trump are body-shaming Pritzker," podcaster Bob Cesca posted on Bluesky. "He who is without D-cup manboobs cast the first fat joke."

"I know Ted Cruz isn’t trying to talk s--- about someone else’s weight," writer Roxanne Gay posted on Bluesky.

"Hey, everyone, Ted Cruz is making fun of another politician’s appearance. Ted Cruz!" historian Keven Kruse posted on Bluesky.

"Ted Cruz making fat jokes while embracing that body skimming close up and rockin the ambiguous neck beard," podcast host Liz Dye posted on Bluesky.

"Are Ted Cruz and Donald Trump under the impression they’re skinny?" Lawyer Bradley Moss posted on Bluesky. "Have they seen their own waist lines? Glass houses, boys. Glass houses."

"Ted Cruz wouldn’t get between Donald Trump and his own wife," writer Matt Anderson posted on Bluesky.

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