Cruz Calls LeBron James Tweet About Columbus Officer ‘Grossly Irresponsible’
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is tearing into LeBron James for what he believes is a “grossly irresponsible” tweet about one of the officers involved in the shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio. James…
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is tearing into LeBron James for what he believes is a “grossly irresponsible” tweet about one of the officers involved in the shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio.
James wrote in a since-deleted tweet on Wednesday a photo of the officer and wrote, “YOU’RE NEXT. .”
Cruz told “Fox News Primetime,” “The left consistently goes after, attacks and demonizes police officers, and they do so often before the facts are known, often before there is any evidence of what happened. But their immediate reaction, whenever there is an incident, is that the police officer is in the wrong.”
He added, “In this instance, ‘you’re next’ could certainly be interpreted by some, even, as a call for violence. I think it was a grossly irresponsible message for LeBron James to send out.”
Acknowledging there needs to be an investigation into the shooting, Cruz added, “The facts should be determined, but the left doesn’t care about the facts, they care about demonizing and attacking Law Enforcement and I think it’s wrong.”