Ted Cruz Mocked Over Disney Remarks About Mickey Mouse 'Going at It'
Ted Cruz (R-TX) after he suggested that Disney cartoons might feature Mickey Mouse and his pet dog, Pluto, having sex with each other.Cruz made the remarks during a recording of his podcast Verdict With Ted Cruz as part of his disapproval of Disney for the company's public opposition to a controversial new Florida education legislation that critics have dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law.A clip of the recording released on Tuesday garnered criticism on social media, with some Twitter users mocking Cruz for bringing up the idea of intercourse between the well-known cartoon characters."I think there are people who are misguided, trying to drive, you know, Disney stepping in, saying, you know, in every episode now they're gonna have, you know, Mickey and Pluto going at it.
Like, really?" Cruz said."It's just like, come on guys, these are kids, and you know, you could always shift to Cinemax if you want that.
Like, why do you have—it used to be, look, I'm a dad. You used to be able to put your kids on the Disney Channel and be like, alright, something innocuous will happen," he went on.The official Twitter account of the Lincoln Project, a conservative group opposed to former President Donald Trump, shared the video and added the comment: "Ted Cruz has some ...odd thoughts."Lincoln Project cofounder and former Republican political strategist Rick Wilson tweeted: "I did NOT have 'Cartoon Dog Porn Expert' Ted Cruz in my Tuesday Hellscape Bingo card."Princeton University historian Kevin M.
