The Twitter account of antigay U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz "liked" a pornographic video late Monday night. The film was posted by "Sexuall Posts" and watermarked by Reality Kinds, a hardcore porn production company. The tweet was unliked within a few hours.
Hi, @tedcruz pic.twitter.com/6lt5kdzPhg
— Magic Bullet Records (@magicbulletrecs) September 12, 2017
Tuesday morning, Catherine Frazier, Cruz's senior communication adviser, commented on the "like."
The offensive tweet posted on @tedcruz account earlier has been removed by staff and reported to Twitter
— Catherine Frazier (@catblackfrazier) September 12, 2017
The senator also commented on the matter, telling reporters, "There are a number of people on the team that have access to the account and it appears that someone inadvertently hit the like button," according to Politico. "It was a staffing issue. And it was inadvertent, it was a mistake. It was not a deliberate act. We're dealing with it internally, but it was a mistake. It was not malicious."
The mistake has not gone overlooked. As of now, the Twitter page @SexuallPosts has updated its bio to "follow the same porn @TedCruz watches." They also tweeted back at Cruz, who once defended a ban on dildos in the Lone Star State.
Thanks for watching ted!
— Sexuall Posts (@SexuallPosts) September 12, 2017
Oh, you magnificent bastards! pic.twitter.com/XdmOBqC3ll
— Dane Rauschenberg (@SeeDaneRun) September 12, 2017
Also, many on the Twitterverse had some tweets of their own.
Remember, this is the guy that argued, in court, that people do not have the right to stimulate their genitals outside of marriage.
— Clayton Huckaby (@C_Huckaby0717) September 12, 2017
@tedcruz rn pic.twitter.com/90UQZSVXLg
— MFFL (@mavsfan19) September 12, 2017
Breaking: @tedcruz displays human-like tendencies https://t.co/OWpEFZCKX2
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) September 12, 2017
Please don't make me think about Ted Cruz's taste in porn.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) September 12, 2017
What's Ted Cruz's excuse going to be? Hacked? Accident? Difficulty holding phone with his *other* hand?
— John Cohen (@JohnCohen1) September 12, 2017
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