Ted Cruz Condemns ‘Political Posturing’ While Blaming Doors for Gun Massacre
Gun rights groups’ favorite senator said nothing about cracking down on firearms.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday criticized “political posturing” in the wake of the killing of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. The Texas senator, to whom gun rights groups have given more than $442,000, then proceeded to talk not about legislation that would crack down on firearms but rather about a bill to “harden schools.”
Asked about the massacre by Fox News host Jesse Watters, Cruz, speaking from near the site of the shooting, acknowledged that “we need to do something.” But he then immediately poured cold water on common-sense gun reform measures. In a comment similar to many others that have been voiced on Fox airwaves in the last day, Cruz added: “But the something is not the empty political posturing of people like Beto O’Rourke who shows up and tries to turn it into a political event instead of a briefing with the police about a horrific mass murder that just happened.”
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