Ted Cruz claims cabin crew can’t stop hugging him and folk have thoughts
so-called People’s Convoy. The convoy is circulating DC to protest against Covid mandates and a ragbag of other issues, such as ending ‘big tech censorship’.Cruz praised the protestors saying, “What y’all are doing is incredibly important.” He also said many people appreciated what he himself was doing in speaking out against mask and vaccines mandates.
This includes many in the airline industry.Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) during meeting with D.C. trucker convoy:“Almost without exception, every time I’m on an airplane, either the captain or a flight attendant will come up to me, will hug me and say, ‘Thank you for fighting for us.’” pic.twitter.com/27eoBrBlMb— The Recount (@therecount) March 8, 2022 “Every week I fly back and forth to Houston,” Cruz said forcefully, jabbing his finger for emphasis. “Almost without exception, every time I’m on an airplane, either the captain or flight attendant will come up to me, will hug me and say ‘thank you for fighting for us.’“Because I tell you, United Airlines, sadly Houston’s a hub of them, has fired thousands of pilots and flight attendants … this is wrong.”In fact, Cruz’s claim of “thousands” is bogus.
In October, United Airlines said it had fired around 230 cabin crew and pilots for failing to adhere to its strict covid vaccine policy.
CEO Scott Kirby told CBS This Morning 99.7% of the Chicago-based airline’s 67,000 US employees had received the jab.Related: Jen Psaki responds perfectly to Ted Cruz’s new nickname for herOnline, people were more interested in Cruz’s claims that pilots and cabin crew can’t stop hugging him.
