- A woman identified as Rebecca took a photo with Texas Sen Ted Cruz on Friday
- ‘Texas deserves better than Cruz,’ read the message on the woman’s lanyard
- Photo has been retweeted more than 24,000 times and liked more 100K times
An Austin resident managed to criticize Sen Ted Cruz as she posed with him for a photo.
The woman, identified as Rebecca, tweeted the photo on Friday that shows her standing next to an unsuspecting Cruz with a message on her lanyard.
‘Texas deserves better than Cruz,’ the message read as the pair flashed their smiles.
A woman identified as Rebecca managed to criticize Sen Ted Cruz as she posed with him for a photo after a flight from Washington, DC, to Texas on Friday
‘Hey @tedcruz – She opened her jacket right before the photo was taken!’ another Twitter user tweeted on Saturday
In the caption of the photo, Rebecca wrote: ‘Got to meet someone who supposedly represents me today. Not for much longer, though! #BetoForTexas @SenTedCruz @BetoORourke.’
Rebecca, who goes by the Twitter handle @LazyMillennial, identified herself as the young woman in the photo.
It appears, she had opened her jacket just before someone snapped the photo of them together.
‘Hey @tedcruz – She opened her jacket right before the photo was taken!’ another Twitter user tweeted on Saturday.
By Sunday night, the photos was retweeted more than 24,000 times and liked more than 100,000 times. Rebecca said the photo was taken at the airport after a flight from Washington, DC, to Texas.
Cruz is up for re-election in November. He is going head-to-head with Democratic Rep Beto O’Rourke.
Cruz (pictured in February) is up for re-election in November. He is going head-to-head with Democratic Rep Beto O’Rourke
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