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During his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this Friday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) touched on a variety of topics, from poking fun at himself over his widely panned Cancun trip, to the "new galactic empire," otherwise known as the media, that will "rule for a thousand years," to the alleged religious freedom-killing mandates that disallowed in-person church services during the coronavirus pandemic.
Several commenters on Twitter accused the senator of embarrassing himself with his over-the-top performance.
Cruz's critics on Twitter saw nothing genuine about him, and many saw his speech as a desperate attempt to hold on to relevancy after facing backlash over his Cancun trip.
It's not self-deprecating humor. It's Cruz trying to create a new narrative of refusing to apologize for vacationing while his constituents suffered. AK https://t.co/ZinWFzZHQB
— Kamenetzky Brothers (@KamBrothers) February 26, 2021
I feel like Ted Cruz is beginning to model himself after Donald Trump Jr. which is...a choice.
— Max Weiss (@maxthegirl) February 26, 2021
Ted Cruz just was screaming like an unhinged lunatic at CPAC. So, normal.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) February 26, 2021
who would be rioting in a Houston suburb and why; this is a dumb forgettable joke that any lazy college Republican coulda written for Cruz during an adderal binge but there were people armed on Capitol Hill in January. One of them even shot off a round, famously. https://t.co/ebEp7dPIiP
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) February 26, 2021
Big @kimguilfoyle and @RudyGiuliani energy there, @tedcruz. Further proof you've peaked, you're off your rocker, your career is over, and you're nothing but a pathetic laughingstock to the nation and the world. #ByeFelicia https://t.co/mQJSuIG2q7
— AnthonyCaruso (@ACaruso929) February 26, 2021
We need to takeaway @tedcruz's dad license. Not only does he blame his kids for his failures in judgment, he can't land a fuckin' dad joke. And his beard sucks. https://t.co/UPGmUfvIeT
— REASSURING DAD (@ReassuringDad) February 26, 2021
Ted Cruz is a disgrace of a human being. He abandons his constituents twice now in the middle of a crisis and mocks them while he is at it. https://t.co/TVyoIeJ7Jx
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) February 26, 2021
Ted Cruz just was screaming like an unhinged lunatic at CPAC. So, normal.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) February 26, 2021
Amid stiff competition, Cruz remains the most ridiculous figure in American politics. He desperately wants to sound like a "bad hombre" but comes off as one of Trump's political eunuchs, a servile, shrill-toned functionary of a man who has done nothing but humiliate him for 5 yrs https://t.co/jheqC3MXzt
— Jeffrey St. Clair (@JSCCounterPunch) February 26, 2021
Do they teach a political science class on rhetoric, character, sincerity and B.S.? You could have a guest lecture by Ted Cruz, just to see what the lowest blow is before forgiveness is off the table. https://t.co/RGgtl5IHnS
— SteveKoff (@SteveKoff) February 26, 2021
The problem will always be that Ted Cruz doesn't know how bad Ted Cruz is. https://t.co/qiHmWB5CDo
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 26, 2021
Cruz finding his inner thespian. https://t.co/Ya16SGwdSR
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) February 26, 2021
