Sen Ted Cruz‘s (R-Tex.) Twitter bio reads “Father of two, @heidiscruz’s husband, fighter for liberty.” Perhaps it should also include the phrase “casual enjoyer of porn,” because after last night, that, too, appears to be part of his brand.
Late in the evening, Ted Cruz’s Twitter likes (a way for users to flag tweets from others that they enjoy) included a video from @SexuallPosts, an account that reshares snippets from porn. The only way for that to happen is if, while on Twitter last night, Cruz (or whoever was running his account at the time), smashed the like on the below video. (Warning: It’s extremely NSFW.)
https://twitter.com/SexuallPosts/status/907101280488837121
Lots of people swiftly noticed.
https://twitter.com/magicbulletrecs/status/907474483769786369
Meanwhile, over in Ted Cruz' likes. pic.twitter.com/BRlAPXfUkz
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) September 12, 2017
The tweet was quickly unliked, with Ted Cruz’s communication director responding over Twitter.
https://twitter.com/catblackfrazier/status/907488125445963779
Of course, it wasn’t posted, as Catherine Frazer claimed. It was liked by whoever was logged into Cruz’s account. And there’s nothing to report. It’s perfectly legal for Twitter users to post pornography, and it’s perfectly legal for a sitting U.S. senator to enjoy some.
Naturally, Twitter went off over the event.
https://twitter.com/TheDukeWindsor/status/907466227920109568
https://twitter.com/J_sephRomero/status/907468711614758913
https://twitter.com/djairduster/status/907465403332427776
Ted Cruz refers to his erect penis as a "Sexuall Post"
— Cedric The Passive Observer (@MrButterChicken) September 12, 2017
"SexuallPosts" is the funniest part. He is never human even at his most human.
— Myles Tanzer (@mylestanzer) September 12, 2017
One user noticed a shocking similarity.
https://twitter.com/EMlNEMOBAMA/status/907467017325871104
SexuallPosts even updated its bio.
https://twitter.com/SeeDaneRun/status/907488720433152000
Now that’s a good brand.
Update 9:45am CT, Sept. 12: Cruz spoke to reporters about the incident this morning, denying specifically that it was him who liked the porn tweet, saying that numerous people have access to the account.
Ted Cruz just now jokes about liked porn tweet: "Perhaps we should have done something like this during the Indiana primary."
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) September 12, 2017
Cruz: "There are a number of people on the team that have access to the account & it appears that someone inadvertently hit the like button"
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) September 12, 2017
Q: It wasn’t you?
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) September 12, 2017
CRUZ: "It was a staffing issue, and it was inadvertent, it was a mistake, it was not a deliberate action."