Dubiously best-selling author Ted Cruz took a field trip Thursday to lend his support to the so-called “People’s Convoy” outside of Washington, D.C.The truckers circling the U.S.
capital, like their Canadian counterparts, oppose Covid vaccine mandates.Cruz, who is fully vaccinated, told a crowd of protesters: “Your voice is being heard.
What the men and women want here is for the government to leave you the hell alone. … That is the most American sentiment you could imagine.”The Republican senator also complained of high gas prices, which seems a bit odd for a protest designed around needlessly burning diesel fuel.Cruz rode shotgun in the lead truck, waving and giving the thumbs-up to the convoy.Ted Cruz in the lead truck at this morning’s convoy in DC.
This is no longer about “the People’s Convoy,” it’s the Politicians’ Convoy. #CruzConvoy pic.twitter.com/qVZVSHBwZA— PatriotTakes ?? (@patriottakes) March 10, 2022Related: Ted Cruz claims cabin crew can’t stop hugging him and folk have thoughtsAt a press conference after the stunt, Cruz was asked whether the Covid vaccines saves lives.