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“I think the American people ought to be saying to Elon, ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you!’” the Texas Senator said on Fox News.

Ted Cruz used a Fox News interview to act as a human shield for Elon Musk, demanding Americans get down and kiss the billionaire’s feet for his DOGE work.

Musk has called time on his stint at the Trump administration, with his 130-day “special government employee” status elapsing on May 30. His time at Trump’s side was tumultuous, with Tesla caught up in the pushback against his cost-cutting DOGE.

Cruz appears shocked by the backlash, telling Fox News’s Sean Hannity on Wednesday evening that Americans should be expressing deep gratitude to Musk and chanting “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

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[–] InfiniteHench@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago
[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 125 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Rafael Edward Cruz is quoted as saying,

(enthusiastic dick sucking noises)

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 19 points 1 day ago

Damn you and your fantastic post

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 107 points 1 day ago (3 children)

"And the left decided he was Adolf Hitler. He was the embodiment of evil,” he said, branding the attacks on Tesla dealerships “domestic terrorism.”

Besides, among other things, Musk's talk attacking small minority groups like the trans community, I can't imagine where did "the left" got the crazy idea he was Hitler.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago

And then my rocket went like this until it exploded one mile higher than the last one.

Next one launches Saturday.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago

Yeah "the left" (in America? Lol) didn't decide anything, Elon did.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

And apart from him clearly being a Nazi, the first amen gives all of us the right to verbally lambast Tesla and Elon. It's not domestic terrorism, it's freedom, you rather fucker, Rapheal...

[–] socsa@piefed.social 26 points 1 day ago

He's not going to fuck you Ted.

[–] BoycottPro@lemm.ee 48 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We must increase our pressure against Elon Musk. Until he's bankrupt or behind bars he's still a huge threat to our country. Boycott all his companies. Sell your Tesla stock (it's high right now I can't predict the future but maybe it's peaked right now), stop using Twitter if you use it. Contact pension funds and demand they divest from Tesla.

For Starlink If you think it's the only choice for you maybe if you're just on the edge of cell phone reception you can use a parabolic antenna to get a reliable signal for 5g internet. This will likely be lower cost than Starlink. OneWeb has a competing service but they don't sell directly, I'm not sure how you can switch to OneWeb. Project Kuiper just launched their first satellites about a month ago. AST SpaceMobile might be an option too. If those options aren't available to you I predict there will be more alternatives for Starlink within the coming years.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 82 points 1 day ago

Best i can do is continually pointing out that Tesla is a nazi brand.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

"Jews should stop being so nasty to Hitler!"

 

...Elon should follow his role model's example and eat a bullet.

[–] sepi@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago

Human Anal Wart Ted Cruz should shut up

[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Go back to Cancun and never come back asshole.

Hey, Cancun doesn't deserve that

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is that Rafael "Cancun" Cruz talking? We're not done with your bitch ass Raffy.

We're not done with your bitch ass Raffy.

Can we please, though? 99.9999% of the world has had quite enough of that arrogant little creep.

[–] Gregg@lemm.ee 46 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Cuck Cruz gonna drink billionaire ball juice on state propaganda programming before fucking off to Cancun while his constituents die. Not one thank you but three! Did you even say thank you three times?!

[–] creamlike504@jlai.lu 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is his third term as a senator.

WTF Texas?

[–] wellheh@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 day ago

Funnier when considering he was caught leaving for cancun when his state had no power and people were freezing during that one huge snowstorm. He literally abandoned them and then threw his own daughter under the bus LMAO

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ted Cruz used a Fox News interview to act as a human shield for Elon Musk, ...

Bold play, assuming that Ted Cruz is human.

He is! He even ran for human president!

He has since returned to his home town of T'EXAS to slumber for an amount of time you would consider reasonable, though.

[–] Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Reminder that absolutely no one has anything nice to say Ted Ratto Cruz. His own party hates and him even his constituents hate him.

[–] MrVilliam@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I keep hearing this, yet his constituents keep electing him. So maybe they do like him, but they lie about that because they're ashamed of that fact.

his constituents keep electing him. So maybe they do like him

Sounds like you're assuming that the Texas election system is anywhere near being close to something almost resembling representative democracy..

It's not.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

I guess Elon insulted his wife?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago
[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Ted, you know he is racist against you too, don't you?

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Ted Cruz should help America by assassinating Ted Cruz.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Why, do you have Tesla shares? Is that why you are so upset?

[–] capital_sniff@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All of Elon's businesses have big operations in Texas. Also Ted Cruz knows what happens to people that everyone hates, they turn into fish monsters like Ted Cruz.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago

You're telling me that Ted Cruz got that way by being universally hated, and not because he is from Innsmouth?

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago

In a Senate full of slimy little shits, Rafaelito is the slimiest little shittiest.

Lick my sack, Cruz.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

This the guy trump warned us has the ugly wife or was she just fat

rich piece of shit defends other rich piece of shit for their rich piece of shit behavior

more at 11

[–] painfulasterisk1@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

I'll do exactly the opposite of what is requested.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

Musk = POS Nazi.

If a sentient balloon animal filled with smegma, nerves, and pus could gain the capacity for communication, then I would prefer it's company over that of Ted Cruz.

Another one of those people/politicians who should not be taken seriously by anyone

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 10 points 1 day ago

I'm gonna be extra nasty to him.

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

For ONCE I agree with RAFAEL (PREFERRED Names are ILLEGAL after all!)! WHY are people being SO MEAN to the RICH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT STEALING OUR JOBS? We should be THANKFUL that this Rich Illegal Immigrant even CHOSE our Country to Take All The Jobs from! We should be THANKFUL when ANY RICH PERSON, Illegal or not, Takes our Jobs!

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ted Cruz looks like elons sex hamster

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[–] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

Fuck Elon Musk and fuck Tesla. Torch that shit to the ground as monument to assholes who think they can buy through everything with money. Also watching Elon all confused and sobbing how we're all mean to him is just a cherry on top. Be an asshole, expect to be treated as an asshole.

[–] EnderLaw@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Ted wants Elon's money.

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Red Cruz loves Nazi's

[–] Raglesnarf@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As a dude that grew up in Texas I say this from the bottom of my heart,

"Fuck off Ted! Musk took mine and all these other folks jobs! Fuck him and fuck you! I would say go back where you come from, but I like Canadians and they don't deserve to have to deal with you!"

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago
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