An interview for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) did not go completely as expected — or at least it appears.
A video clip of an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity in June 2019 shows Cruz suddenly having a disgusted expression on his face and proceeding to drink water.
Cruz had a frog in his throat that he was clearing at the time, according to Mediaite, but the clip resurfaced on Wednesday when it appeared with a fly crawling down Cruz’s face and into his mouth.
Watch the video below:
#ToadCruz
— Susan🇺🇲♀️🇺🇦 (@ifudontlike2bad) May 27, 2021
Make this trend pic.twitter.com/CKBfJLOQc2
The clip of Cruz’s interview sparked reaction on Twitter and caused the hashtag “Toad Cruz” to trend.
Check out some of the reactions below:
https://twitter.com/lindarchilders/status/1397802556970078211
#ToadCruz totally ate that fly. https://t.co/cXS4xqbvTK
— Nick Walden Poublon (@NWPinPDX) May 27, 2021
I don't know why Ted swallowed the fly, but perhaps…#ToadCruz https://t.co/YtqQJ3JElw
— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) May 27, 2021
It’s appropriate that a fly landed on #TurdCruz so now he’s also #ToadCruz 🐸 https://t.co/cCOmrnOkTz
— Tara Dublin, Rock Star Author & Kamala Voter 🪷 (@taradublinrocks) May 27, 2021
Oh. My. God. He ate a fly! pic.twitter.com/SFBfkWzxA8
— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️🌈 (@aravosis) May 27, 2021
#ToadCruz Reads Dr Seuss
— Tomi T Ahonen Moved to Post, Spoutible & Mastodon (@tomiahonen) May 27, 2021
I do not like green eggs and ham
I do not like them, Ted I am
I do not like green eggs to chew
I do not like clean water too
I do not like it in a flask
I do not like it through a mask
But I am just like other guys
The thing I like, is eating flies pic.twitter.com/iBay2E2jNQ
The clip was compared to the fly that was on former Vice President Mike Pence’s head during a previous debate.
A fly was caught in the spotlight during the vice presidential debate on October 7, 2020, when it stayed on Pence’s head while he debated now-Vice President Kamala Harris.
A fly lands on Vice President Pence during #VPDebate. pic.twitter.com/i0O2K6N9Yy
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 8, 2020
That moment too stirred up reaction on social media, and several accounts on Twitter were created for the fly.
A tweet from user “MikePenceFly” read, “Everyone jealous because I got the best seat for the debate tonight.”
Harris previously spoke about the fly that went viral, sharing during an MSNBC interview that she saw the fly on Pence’s head during the debate.
Pence said that he learned from his children after the debate that there was a fly on his head.
“They all told me, ‘Dad, you did OK,’” Pence said during a Fox News interview. “But they did tell me about the fly. And it was a good laugh for all of us.”
