Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) trended on Twitter Thursday after he shared a screenshot that appeared to show him searching for his own name on the platform.
Probably made in China. pic.twitter.com/8jSKWHQwoO
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 6, 2021
Cruz, a grandstanding Donald Trump sycophant, was firing back at a post showing a mocking T-shirt bearing his likeness ― and the slogan “Politics in the front, Insurrection in the back” ― that the critic said faded after one wash.
People noticed that the search bar in Cruz’s screenshot contained the terms “tedcruz OR @tedcruz Or s…” and accused the Texas Republican of being “desperate.”
Doesn't Ted Cruz have an important job that doesn't involve searching for his own damn name on Twitter? https://t.co/fvaSxOoTay
— Miranda Yaver, PhD (@mirandayaver) May 6, 2021
Bruh coulda just tapped the tweet and took a screenshot 😭🤣
— Austin Choate (@Austin_Choate) May 6, 2021
You searched yourself and left the search bar on the screenshot? pic.twitter.com/Hb2OzcFVSy
— Carolyn (@Eightnotenuf) May 6, 2021
Yet another self-own by @TedCruz. This time? Searching Twitter for his own name. https://t.co/aBvD4LOFLB
— Ray Wert (@raywert) May 6, 2021
let's play the guessing game for what the last search term starting with 's' was pic.twitter.com/hu6C2LNtMZ
— Jandalf the J 👁️⃤ (@Logan_Strobel) May 6, 2021
Bro how often do you search yourself?
— Jacob (@steelfan7575) May 6, 2021
The third term in the search bar is "seditionist".
— Fitz❤️🔥Bunny (@Fitz_Bunny) May 6, 2021
pathetic OR thirsty OR desperate OR https://t.co/HuEJp0CDJu pic.twitter.com/sHZPIjdriE
— Kendall Brown (@kendallybrown) May 6, 2021
this is so embarrassing pic.twitter.com/jmEXBvPYXa
— matt lurrie (@mattlurrie) May 6, 2021
you have no idea how embarrassing that search bar is do you?
— Matt, from the internet (@theothermatt_b) May 6, 2021
Someone is namesearching themselves. Ted, that's fine, but you're not supposed to do it in public. https://t.co/EWScoSh0An
— jon rosenberg🦥🌿 (@jonrosenberg) May 6, 2021
We all knew you were obsessed with yourself, but damn...
— Presley (@writerthoughts) May 6, 2021
Appreciate the name search part of this https://t.co/QMAeP7JrRK
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) May 6, 2021
Name searcher lol
— morgan (@OsoheGhost) May 7, 2021
The key detail: this THIRSTY mf searched it at 11:51 and posted it at 11:51 https://t.co/DK2xxbEBgC
— Tommy moderna-vaX-Topher (@tommyxtopher) May 6, 2021
So you just be searching yourself like that lol
— BREN FLEGEL (@biggayidiot_) May 6, 2021
Definitive proof Ted Cruz searches his own name on Twitter https://t.co/pHopgBlMHg
— Jacob Rubashkin (@JacobRubashkin) May 6, 2021
Congrats on the self-own by including the search terms, Cancun Ted
— white koi summer (@RaisingOneBrow) May 6, 2021
Searching your own name on Twitter is a cry for help. https://t.co/xXVDbr0ZYs
— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) May 6, 2021
It's funny that you didn't crop out that you're a name searcher, One of the most insecure things you can do
— 𝓢𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓴𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓼 (@sporkboot) May 6, 2021
literally all you had to do was crop the screenshot omg
— m🍃✨ (@ummmmbri) May 6, 2021
It faded as quickly as your presidential run
— Pinche-Pastor of Our🚺of the🖕Church (@Pinche_Pi) May 6, 2021
Dying Ted Cruz searches his own name and likely sees me roasting him near daily https://t.co/F8SJ3brRZx
— Ofirah Yheskel (@ofirahy) May 6, 2021
In 2017, Cruz blamed a staffer for accidentally “liking” a hardcore porn video from his Twitter account.
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