Orlando, Florida. October 5, 2019. Elmo dancing in Sesame Street Party Parade at SeaworldPhoto: Shutterstock Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) isn’t afraid to step into a fight… with Muppets. While the politician fled severe weather in his home state while thousands of residents endured freezing temperatures without electricity or heat, the stalwart conservative is more than happy to take a swing at Elmo because the puppet got vaccinated against COVID-19. Related: Conservatives viciously mocked for banning Big Bird, Bert & Ernie from their conference And this isn’t the first time Cruz has put on his boxing gloves to spar with a children’s puppet. Last year, he opted to take on Big Bird and handily lost that time as well. Cruz’s ire was piqued by a video produced by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, in partnership with the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is part of the show’s ongoing campaign to keep kids and parents safe during the coronavirus pandemic. In the brief spot, available in both English and Spanish, the three-year-old red monster gets his coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine has now been approved for children under age five. “I had a lot of questions…
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Ted Cruz is fighting with a Muppet on Twitter again. This time it's Elmo. – LGBTQ Nation
