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United States Senator Ted Cruz is a practiced politician. That's why it was such a shock when he couldn't answer a rather simple question in a recent Senate debate with Beto O'rourke. Twitter reacted to his hesitation to “Tell us something you’ve done in the last year that has nothing to do with politics that would give Texans insight to who you are as a person," in the most Twitter of Twitter ways.
The porn hack
Earlier this year, Cruz got into trouble when his Twitter account liked a porn video. That was brought back in response to his debate gaffe.
Moderator: Tell us something you've done that's not political.
— Ruby Twill (@rubytwill) October 17, 2018
Ted Cruz: pic.twitter.com/iayHjxfj1x
Missing the kids isn't an accomplishment.
This tweet shows just how much better Beto's response was.
.@JasonWhitely stops @tedcruz with a Q about what he's done outside politics that he's proud of in the last year. He says missing his job coaching his daughter's basketball team. @BetoORourke talks about playing drums: "Me and the kids will rock out." #txdecides #TexasDebate
— Rick Holter (@rickholter) October 17, 2018
Bipartisan embarassment
One user pointed out it wasn't just Democrats who thought Cruz freezing was funny.
Even my Republican husband laughed at Cruz’s awkward silence on that one.
— Tracy Bristol (@TheTracyShow) October 17, 2018
The old water bottle gag
This user used a gif from an old sitcom to show what the inner Ted Cruz was likely doing.
#TexasDebate
— Jessica Moore (@jmoore9790) October 17, 2018
Moderator: “Give us some insight into who you are as a person.”
Ted Cruz: pic.twitter.com/0P8RfhNk6T
Not quite human
This Twitter user made it clear he thinks Cruz isn't a regular guy after all.
"It is difficult for me to spend so much time apart from my incompletely developed human offspring. The larval stage is a very special time, and it's over before you know it."
— Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) October 17, 2018
The silence is deafening
One user simply pointed out how his silence was all you needed to know.
Nothing will ever give Texans more insight into who @tedcruz is as a person than the 5 seconds it took for him to begin his response to this easy question. #TexasDebate pic.twitter.com/y8YGqIGClH
— 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝙿𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 (@squeakytoy) October 17, 2018
