Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) after the governor claimed Cruz called him “illiterate.”
Cruz did not clown around in his rebuttal. He posted a clown emoji on social media after the Newsom claimed that the lawmaker had called him “illiterate,” according to Fox News.
Cruz had actually referred to Newsom as “historically illiterate” — vastly different than “illiterate.”
Newsom, who is dyslexic, shot back, writing, “Ted Cruz calling a dyslexic person illiterate is a new low, even for him.”
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Cruz said he had not claim the governor could not read.
“I didn’t say you couldn’t read, you [clown emoji],” Cruz responded.
“I said you were ‘historically illiterate’,” he said, “because you apparently have no idea that Eisenhower federalized the national guard to stop Dem governors from defying federal law. Specifically, on September 23, 1957, President Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10730, federalizing the Arkansas National Guard & ordering U.S. Army troops (101st Airborne Div) to Little Rock, Arkansas. This action broke the blockade by Dem Gov Orval Faubus, allowing the Little Rock Nine to desegregate Central High School.”
Conservative talk radio host and OutKick founder Clay Travis weighed in on Newsom’s claim that Cruz had called him illiterate.
“He called you ‘historically illiterate,’ which means you don’t know basic history. You not having ever heard of this phrase or knowing what it means makes you a moron,” Travis wrote on X.
