Ted Cruz ends up humiliated after picking fight with The Daily Show
When he’s not busy helping foment an insurrection or escaping weather disasters for tropical getaways to Cancun, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is fully occupied with grand matters of statecraft like attacking anything proposed by President Biden, Vice President Harris, or the Democratic party.
Somehow with all this furious activity, Senator Cruz still has time to watch Trevor Noah on The Daily Show and instigate Twitter feuds with the Comedy Central host.
The latest skirmish in the war of words between the Texas senator and the TV comedian started with a segment on The Daily Show in which Noah while discussing the political implications of the latest U.S. census figures noted that the population growth in America during the past decade had grown at the slowest rate since the 1930s.
The 2020 Census: New York gets screwed out of a House seat, Texas is the big winner, and we’re back in the 1930s. pic.twitter.com/nxxd2Cp6iF
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) April 28, 2021
While that comment alone likely wasn’t enough to raise Cruz’s ire, the fact that Noah comically attributed the drop in the birth rate to the widespread availability of a certain photo of Senator Cruz was enough to motivate the GOP politician to pathetically strike back at the Comedy Central host.
Cruz’s tweet doesn’t directly address Noah’s insult but the senator was clearly inspired by the putdown to attack the comedian with GOP talking points.
Trevor Noah whines that people are fleeing high-tax blue states & moving in droves to low-tax states like Texas, where the jobs are.
Doesn’t understand why people like freedom.
Also predicts the Biden years will be the Great Depression. https://t.co/aNewrWtme1
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 28, 2021
One would think that Senator Cruz had been in Congress long enough to learn that it’s not wise to pick fights with comedians who invariably have a much greater reserve of wit with which to do battle.
Trevor Noah demolished Cruz with his devastating reply to the senator, making it look as easy as shooting ducks in a barrel.
Not sure I'd be using the words "fleeing" and "Texas" in the same sentence, Senator Cancun https://t.co/hgRsrN11vQ
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) April 28, 2021
Senator Cruz couldn’t muster up the same level of wit when he replied with wounded pride and a weak comeback.
I wear your scorn with pride.
I remember when the Daily Show was funny. https://t.co/swFSRNnTwc
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 28, 2021
Noah quickly negated any impressions that Cruz’s accusations about the quality of the humor that he presides over at The Daily Show might be true by delivering what, as of the writing of this article, was the final volley in the flame war between the two men.
And with that Ted Cruz has officially fought back harder against a tweet from a late night show than he ever did when Trump called his wife ugly https://t.co/auWBOXEebh
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) April 28, 2021
Informal internet judges on social media declared Noah the winner of this battle by a knockout.
Rule #1, never go toe to toe in a Twitter word battle with a comedian, it never goes well.
— Geonoxes (@Geonoxes) April 28, 2021
I kind of want him to get back up because I love watching him get knocked down…
— Ashok Rajagopalan (@AshokATW) April 28, 2021
To be a dumbass, or not to be a dumbass. That is the questi……actually, he’s a dumbass
— Leslie (with a bunch of numbers) (@fashiongranny1) April 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/MegShielove/status/1387445414157295619?s=20
Lmaooooooooooo
— An Abundance of Stephs (@Sailor_Stephie) April 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/JDebunko/status/1387435456745201667?s=20
Considering how he slavishly devoted he is to the former guy, who mocked him mercilessly, it kind of makes you wonder if it's his kink.
— Kira Martin (@KiwordsKira) April 28, 2021
Lol @ Cancruz.
— Mike (@GuruMikee) April 28, 2021
you know he was cursing out the people of Tx. that day having to bail & hurry home to do damage control.
— Ken Preston (@unKleBING) April 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/kemp40swish41/status/1387437557647040518?s=20
I imagine he's funny smelling.
— Pacifist Socialist (@PacifistSocial1) April 28, 2021
Buy by all means, please keep trying.
It’s hilarious to watch a political ass self own and make points against himself but still thinks he’s helping. Typical
— bananaberry (@purpleisland) April 28, 2021
Hopefully, Ted Cruz’s devastating humiliation in the hands of Trevor Noah will convince him to cease picking battles of wit and intellect in which he is woefully outmatched.
Republican Senators have much more important things to do than publicly duke it out with comedians when they could be out there gaslighting America and licking Donald Trump’s shoes.
Still, it is extremely entertaining to watch.
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