Ted Cruz, undisputed King of the Self-Own, has been getting absolutely shredded on Twitter after his recent comments on armed guards blew up in his face. Following the Nashville school shooting, Cruz tweeted an image, in which he proclaimed the solution to America’s gun problem is more guns, specifically in the hands of guards at schools.
“When you go to the bank and you deposit money in the bank, there are armed police officers at the bank. Why? Because we want to protect the money we save. Why on earth do we protect a stupid deposit more than our children?” Cruz’s statement read. “We have an opportunity right now to double the police officers on campus and keep kids safe.”
Yesterday, I reintroduced the Securing Our Schools Act and the Protect Our Children’s Schools Act.
Sadly, Senate Democrats played politics and blocked these two critical school safety bills.
https://t.co/jEAkAO6YH4 pic.twitter.com/VBIo5iKnqy— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) March 31, 2023
Cruz tweeted that statement on March 31. Because this is America, it didn’t take a long for another mass shooting to occur, and contrary to Cruz’s tweet, it happened at a bank. On Monday April 10, a bank employee in Louisville killed five people and injured others. The presence of armed guards did nothing, and the shooter wasn’t stopped until police arrived.
It didn’t take long for Cruz’s tweet to resurface as the Texas senator proceeded to get roasted for attempting to deflect from the real problem: guns.
“In March, @tedcruz put out the statement below. Yesterday, at a bank an armed police officer ended up with a bullet in his head fighting for his life,” Parkland parent Fred Guttenberg wrote. “Ted, because of your ongoing bullsh*t & refusal to deal with guns, this is the reality for all, including law enforcement.”
In March, @tedcruz put out the statement below. Yesterday, at a bank an armed police officer ended up with a bullet in his head fighting for his life. Ted, because of your ongoing bullshit & refusal to deal with guns, this is the reality for all, including law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/z6k5xbisOC
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) April 11, 2023
Needless to say, Cruz’s tweet aged very poorly, and people flooded his replies to make sure he was aware of it. You can see some of the reactions below:
Cruz steps in it again. Armed guards were present at this morning’s mass shooting in Louisville. Four dead, nine wounded.@SenateGOP showboating has to end. It’s on @GOP to abandon their extreme position and put the American people above profit and politics.
— Jim Fusilli (@jimfusillibooks) April 10, 2023
So more good guys with guns didn’t work AGAIN? It’s almost as if it’s the guns.
— football fan
(@football_beth) April 10, 2023
It took ten days for this statement to be proven wrong. https://t.co/UL9KiHwYES
— Chris Martin (@CMSLOPOrion) April 11, 2023
Remember when you tweeted this instead of doing something? Bet you thought you did something. You didn’t. And now here we are, again.
— Omnes sumus responsible (@reusomnibus) April 10, 2023
Officers didn’t do anything at Uvalade. Officers have not proven to help out at any of these incidents. The problem is the guns. The solution is not more useless police.
— Jennifer Stavros
(@Scandalous) April 10, 2023
This aged well. Today a gunman SHOT UP A BANK. 4 more Americans are dead. More shot. IT’S. THE GODDAMN GUNS! #GunReformNOW
— Sarah Gleim
(@sarahgleim) April 10, 2023