Since Big Bird doesn't seem to have a single bad-tempered bone in his body, it was left up to other social media users to come to his defense, which they did. Many shared memes referencing Ted Cruz's attempt to leave Texas for Mexico at the height of the state's devastating cold snap, while a few wanted to know just why Cruz couldn't be gracious. "I personally find it strange that a U.S. senator can't offer a simple Happy Thanksgiving to everyone without a bunch of blatant hate for half the country," mused one social media user (via Twitter).
Another said: "What's most disappointing about this is that a U.S. Senator feels legitimately threatened by an 8'2" bird running an insurgency campaign against him. Says a lot about Ted Cruz's confidence."
This social media user asked people to stay focused on the bigger picture. "America, don't take the bait," he said on Twitter. "He doesn't give a s*** about Big Bird. It's just a distraction. Stay focused. We have extremely important issues to address/solve. Cruz has no answers, hence his childish attraction to Big Bird. Let's go forward and let Cruz play with himself." In mid-October, The New York Times named Cruz as one of the main reasons for the holdup of dozens of State Department nominees to key U.S. embassies around the world.
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