Ted Cruz heckled at Texas GOP convention, called “coward” in viral video

Texas Senator Ted Cruz was confronted and referred to as a coward and a globalist who does not love America whereas on the Texas GOP conference.

The conference was held final week between June 16 and 18 in Houston, on the George R. Brown Conference Heart however it’s not clear from the video on what day the altercation passed off.

The heckler highlighted Cruz’s journey to Mexico following a winter storm that left thousands and thousands with out energy and water, his help for Ukraine’s struggle in opposition to Russia, in addition to his relationship with former President Donald Trump.

A video of the person confronting Cruz has now gone viral on Twitter and has been considered over 430,000 occasions.

“Ted Cruz will get heckled and harassed by a proper winger at Texas State GOP Conference, who calls him a coward and a globalist, asks him how he can like Trump after he referred to as his spouse ugly, then completed with Cancun,” commentator Ron Filipkowski wrote as he shared the video on Twitter.

“Keep in mind how Trump made enjoyable of your spouse and also you went and have become greatest associates with Trump, why do you do this?” the person stated as he approached Cruz who was sitting at a desk within the conference corridor.

“You go and turn out to be greatest associates with Trump after he makes enjoyable of you and your spouse, why do you do this?”

Within the run-up to the 2016 election, Trump mocked Cruz’s spouse Heidi Cruz’s appears and in contrast her to his ex-model spouse Melania Trump in a tweet.

This got here after an advert from Cruz the place an outdated modelling {photograph} of Melania Trump was used to criticise his rival.

“It’s as a result of you’re a coward, I do love America, you do not,” the heckler continued.

“You care extra in regards to the border between Ukraine and Russia than you do in regards to the border between Texas and Mexico, why is that?”

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Cruz launched an announcement in help of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and vehemently condemned Putin for his assault on the nation.

The person was then ushered away by a gaggle of males as he continued to shout again at Cruz.

“You’re a globalist, it Ted, you’re a globalist. You recognize that, bud, that’s the reason you’re a coward and a liar.

“You recognize that and I do know that, that is why you’re afraid to face up. When folks have been freezing and dying you have been in Mexico, do you keep in mind that?

“Keep in mind while you had the all-inclusive buffet whereas folks have been freezing. Do you keep in mind that Ted? When everybody was freezing and other people have been dying.”

This remark was in reference to the condemnation that Cruz obtained after the 2021 winter storm that resulted in blackouts and burst water pipes.

Cruz stated he deliberate the vacation for his daughters out of a want to be dad however returned as a result of it “did not really feel proper”, in keeping with a BBC report.

Newsweek has contacted Ted Cruz for remark.