Ted Cruz sparks hilarious backlash after proposing absurd Jim Jordan/Ron Perlman wrestling match
Actor Ron Perlman of Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy fame has never been shy about his deep antipathy and distrust of the modern Republican Party. Over the weekend, he once again let loose with a series of brutal barbs, this time zeroed in on the execrable Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). After repeatedly mocking Gaetz and weathering the Congressman’s underwhelming milquetoast rebuttals, Perlman went after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).
The actor wrote that Matt Gaetz is “lucky” that Jordan exists because without him Gaetz would qualify as the “ugliest politician walking.” Perlman’s attack was ruthless, but perhaps no less than a man as odious as Jordan deserves.
PS: You’re lucky for this guy Matt. If it weren’t for him you’d be the ugliest politician walking. @mattgaetz pic.twitter.com/uUgUDKHgZA
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 15, 2020
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), failed Republican presidential hopeful and generally unlikeable guy, quote-tweeted Perlman’s Jordan attack and wrote: “You talk good game when you’ve got Hollywood makeup and stuntman.” He then said he’d bet a $10,000 donation to a “nonpolitical charity” that Perlman wouldn’t be able to “last 5 mins” in a wrestling ring with Jordan.
The choice of wrestling stems from the fact that Jordan used to be an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University. What Cruz failed to mention in his little tweet is that Jordan’s days at OSU are deeply stained with controversy, as numerous student-athletes have alleged that Jordan knew that the wrestling team’s doctor was molesting them and did nothing to stop it. In other words, he’s exactly the kind of man you would expect to find a home in the party of Donald Trump.
Listen Hellboy. You talk good game when you’ve got Hollywood makeup & stuntmen. But I’ll bet $10k—to the nonpolitical charity of your choice—that you couldn’t last 5 min in the wrestling ring w/ @Jim_Jordan w/o getting pinned. You up for it? Or does your publicist say too risky? https://t.co/eRerYVe5kj
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 15, 2020
Perlman was quick yo fire back and told “teddy boy” that he’d rather just donate $50,000 to Black Lives Matter and let Cruz “keep all the tax payer money you were thinking of spending.”
I tell you what teddy boy, since mentioning jim jordan and wrestling is… problematic, why don’t we say fuck him and just make it you & me. I’ll give 50k to Black Lives Matter and you can keep all the tax payer money you were thinking of spending. https://t.co/6QDwCaEkpv
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 15, 2020
Cruz, unable to admit he’d been outflanked and outclassed, said that he knows Perlman is “rich” but also “soft.” He pushed the Jordan angle, alleging that Perlman is “scared” to wrestle the former coach. He then tossed out an incredibly weak insult about him needing a “manicure.” As is always the case with Cruz, the tweet lacked anything that could even be generously described as wit.
I get it, you’re rich. But, apparently, soft. You sure seem scared to wrestle Jordan (whom you keep insulting).
Can’t take the heat? Need to get a manicure? https://t.co/giLnJjZNKr
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 15, 2020
Perlman responded by belittling Cruz for being the “kind of a muthf*cka” who “offers to have another guy, probably asleep at the time, kick another guy’s ass.” Given Cruz’s constant posturing as a Texan tough guy with his love of cigars and guns, Perlman’s jab was spot on.
He followed up with another tweet calling Jordan “just a little b*tch” and offered to take on “teddy” to teach him a lesson about talking “sh*t” about New York. “Lets go mofo!” he concluded.
Teddy, Teddy, what kind of a muthafucka offers to have another guy, probably asleep at the time, kick another guy’s ass? https://t.co/v7EFmP1Mqe
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 15, 2020
Let’s get back to bidness ted. jim jordan’s too easy, just a little bitch. But you teddy, you talk shit about New York every chance you get. My hometown. It’s personal. Let’s go mofo!
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 15, 2020
Cruz, perhaps finally realizing that the back-and-forth was not going his way, has not responded but the Twitter feud between the two men unleashed a tidal wave of tweets, most of them mocking the Texan senator.
Thanks to all the serious U.S. Congressmen spending their time asking the blue checks if they're triggered.
— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) June 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/DevinCow/status/1272422265439780865?s=20
Dude, challenging someone to a fight… with someone else… is the weakest flex ever.
Run along, dipshit.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) June 15, 2020
Yes, yes, let’s talk about Jim Jordan’s wrestling days, that’s a smart move here. https://t.co/S8JicGa5zw
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 15, 2020
A guy trying to get another guy to fight a third guy while never getting his own hands dirty is the definition of Republicanism.
— MZS (@mattzollerseitz) June 15, 2020
This is weird.
— Respectable Lawyer (@RespectableLaw) June 15, 2020
Trump is burning down the country and the people charged with reining him in are threatening celebrities to wrestling matches on twitter
— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) June 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/stanhope_v/status/1272540510058500097?s=20
https://twitter.com/mollysmcdonough/status/1272398351171039233?s=20
Cruz defended Jim Jordan more than his own wife.
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) June 15, 2020
Ted Cruz watching two men wrestle like pic.twitter.com/FidkvZYWbR
— Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland) June 15, 2020
The same kinda guy that campaigns for a man who called his wife ugly and his father a murderer. Rafa is a special kind of guy. @tedcruz
— Brandon David Wilson (@Geniusbastard) June 15, 2020
Ted Cruz: "You wanna fight? Here's my buddy Jim! Fight him!" The man is an embarrassment…
— Sean Currey (@SeanTCurrey) June 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/PatriotsGirlUSA/status/1272547169321582593?s=20
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