{"id":126530,"date":"2021-05-27T21:23:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T21:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=126530"},"modified":"2021-05-27T21:23:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T21:23:11","slug":"why-did-ted-cruz-eat-a-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/why-did-ted-cruz-eat-a-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Ted Cruz eat a fly?"},"content":{"rendered":"

TED Cruz is making the rounds on the internet for a clip taken from an oldFox News interview.<\/p>\n

This isn't the first time the GOP senator has gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n

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Why did Ted Cruz eat a fly?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to the video that's widely being circulated, Cruz can be seen speaking to Fox News' \u00a0Hannity\u00a0when a fly entered his mouth.<\/p>\n

The Texas Senator\u00a0coughed and then drank a sip of water before resuming his conversation with the host.<\/p>\n

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The clip is six seconds long and resurfaced on twitter on May 26.<\/p>\n

As a result, #ToadCruz is now trending on Twitter.<\/p>\n

The hashtag follows on from other past Ted Cruz memes including Lying Ted,\u00a0Ted Snooze, and Cancun Cruz.<\/p>\n

What did people say on Twitter about #ToadCruz?<\/h2>\n

Social media users weighed in on the clip, making jokes about the senator's bug blunder.<\/p>\n

"That fly died with honor!" published one user. Another said, "RIP fly, you deserved better!"<\/p>\n

Another tweeted, "#ToadCruz is trending because Ted Cruz swallowed a fly, live on Fox News?? Why do we write fiction, reality is so good." \u00a0<\/p>\n

Another joked, 'Ted Cruz ate Mike Pence\u2019s only friend….. the fly."<\/p>\n

"Mike Pence after learning that #ToadCruz ate his pet, Fly-an Gosling," one Tweeted alongside a picture of a concerned-looking Pence.<\/p>\n

"Breaking: The fly has tested positive for #ToadCruz," a user joked.<\/p>\n

What is Ted Cruz's real name?<\/h2>\n

Ted Cruz's\u00a0legal name is Rafael Edward Cruz, after his father.<\/p>\n

In his 2015 autobiography,\u00a0\u201cA Time for Truth,\u201d\u00a0Cruz admitted that he chose to stop going by Rafael when he was 13 years old.<\/p>\n

He was living in Houston by then and commonly went by the nickname Felito.<\/p>\n

Cruz\u00a0wrote that \u201cThe problem with that name was that it seemed to rhyme with every major corn chip on the market. Fritos, Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos\u2014a fact that other young children were quite happy to point out."<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was tired of being teased. One day I had a conversation with my mother about it and she said, \u2018You know, you could change your name. There are a number of other possibilities.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

His mother "proceeded to list them: Rafael. Raph. Ralph. Edward. Ed. Eddie. \u2018Or you could go by Ted.\u2019 I found that a shocking concept.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt had never occurred to me that I had any input on my name.\u201d<\/p>\n

When did Ted Cruz become a US Senator?<\/h2>\n

He was elected to the US Senate in 2012 and began his first term representing Texas in 2013.<\/p>\n

After taking office, he became a leader of the conservative\u00a0movement in Congress.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Cruz kept his seat against Beto O\u2019Rourke in 2018 by 220,000 votes – meaning he will stay as Senator until 2024.<\/p>\n