Ted Cruz’s Sleeping Habits Cause Twitter Outrage

April 30, 2021

Ted Cruz was trending on Twitter due to a video that showed him falling asleep while at a Biden’s joint address. People across Twitter complained about Cruz’s actions, particularly due to Cruz being one of many strong Republican voices condemning Biden with term “Sleepy Joe.”

Goodnight Joe

Goodnight Kamala

Goodnight moon

Goodnight Cancun Cruz pic.twitter.com/90vcpCXVBU

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 29, 2021

Failing democracy and failing to stay awake. #TedCruz https://t.co/qY6ZqP3wFm

— Olivia of Troye (@OliviaTroye) April 29, 2021

Guess who's napping. He doesn't have a lot of stamina, it seems. Maybe he's working too hard and needs a vacation. pic.twitter.com/sM4ZoPGL5q

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) April 29, 2021

This latest controversy was compounded with an earlier issue people had with Cruz. The Senator had left for Cancun while people in his home state of Texas dealt with a winter that caused large power outages, putting many lives at risk. Cruz was caught in photo before getting on a plane. This caused Cruz to trend when the picture was posted online. The Cancun photos came back to haunt him as this new controversy gave a boost to the old one.

Strong few months for Ted Cruz as he earned his public salary by leaving his constituents to freeze to death on his way to Cancun and then got caught sleeping on the job.

Keep earning those paychecks. pic.twitter.com/wLaObNVnTM

— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) April 29, 2021

Ted Cruz: *open his mouth to speak*

Twitter: pic.twitter.com/lQN0DxUvPY

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 29, 2021

Cruz’s response to most of the conversation about his sleepiness was to use it as ammo to further malign Biden’s joint address. The Senator has retweeted multiple news outlets using his description of Biden’s speech, “Boring but radical.”

true that. https://t.co/GhurvIpOZf

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 29, 2021

On the other hand, Cruz also validated much of Senator Tim Scott’s speech, where he continually disparages the idea of systematic racism in America claiming that America is not a racist country. Scott also trended for this speech due to people fundamentally disagreeing with him.

Amen. https://t.co/3qZwz0zDYd

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 29, 2021

Cruz continues to hammer this idea of Biden’s boringness, indirectly making it an excuse for falling asleep during the speech. The stigma caused by Cruz’s sleepiness and his response to Biden’s address followed into other topics today. One of them being Cruz’s vote against clean drinking water. Cruz was one of the only two votes against a bill that would set a new standard towards the quality of water in different areas.

Ted Cruz and Mike Lee just voted against clean drinking water. It passed anyway.

— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) April 29, 2021

Just in: Senate passes the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, 89-2. Only no votes were Senate Republicans Ted Cruz and Mike Lee.

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) April 29, 2021

BREAKING: the Senate passed the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act by a 89-2 vote.

The only "no" votes were @SenateGOP Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, who support POLLUTERS over the clean water we need to stay healthy.

How much $$ did the lobbyists give them?

— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@DrDenaGrayson) April 29, 2021

Much of the frustration people had toward Cruz found itself within these new issues as well with many wonderings how he could fall asleep then make a decision like that.