Ted Cruz Announces He Is Done Wearing a Mask Inside the Capitol

Republican Sen. 👤Ted Cruz of Texas is ditching his mask while at work in the U.S. Capitol.

“At this point I’ve been vaccinated. Everybody working in the Senate has been vaccinated,” he told CNN on Thursday.

After a reporter brought up the issue of federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, Cruz waved aside the objection.

“CDC has said in small groups, particularly with people who were vaccinated don’t need to wear masks,” he said.

When Cruz was challenged that some media members have not been vaccinated, Cruz replied, “At this point, virtually everyone here has been vaccinated. And everyone has the opportunity.”

Cruz joins Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky as the only openly maskless Republican senators.

Paul, who had the coronavirus last year, has said he now has antibodies against it.

Although the rules for the House mandate masks, the Senate has no such requirement.