Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called Texas Senator Ted Cruz a “f-cking baby killer” and attacked conservatives offering thoughts and prayers in a horrifying, profanity-laced series of tweets on May 25th. The incredibly appalling behavior from a sitting Congressman comes mere hours after the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, TX that claimed the lives of nineteen children and two teachers.
Gallego likewise pursued the National Rifle Association, Rep. Darrell Issa, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
“F-ck you @tedcruz you care about a fetus but you will let our children get slaughtered. Just get your ass to Cancun. You are useless,” Gallego tweeted, referencing Cruz’s vacation to Cancun throughout power failures in his state in 2021.
Fuck you @tedcruz you care about a fetus but you will let our children get slaughtered. Just get your ass to Cancun. You are useless. https://t.co/0tArGHosep
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) May 24, 2022
The far-leftist Democrat followed up with another tweet, stating, “Just to be clear f-ck you @tedcruz you f-cking baby killer.”
Just to be clear fuck you @tedcruz you fucking baby killer.
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) May 24, 2022
Gallego was reacting to remarks made by Cruz, in which he criticized political leaders cynically attempting to politicize the tragedy in Texas.
Ted Cruz says that Democrats and the media are trying to take advantage of the Texas school shooting for political gain, and gun laws don’t work. pic.twitter.com/jstuqKkL7E
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 25, 2022
“Inevitably when there’s a murderer of this kind, you see politicians try to politicize it, you see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding citizens,” Cruz said.
Next, Gallego pointed his rage at Rep. Issa for tweeting “our thoughts and prayers are with these families.” In an incredibly disturbing tweet at a time when families in mourning tend to turn to their faith and the spiritual support of their communities for comfort.
“F-ck your prayers. They haven’t worked for the last 20 mass shootings how about passing laws that will stop these killings,” the politician wrote.
Fuck your prayers. They haven’t worked for the last 20 mass shootings how about passing laws that will stop these killings. https://t.co/Wz432YCMPe
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) May 24, 2022
In a tweet to the NRA, Gallego similarly wrote, “F-ck you @NRA.”
Fuck you @NRA
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) May 24, 2022
The angst was not just directed at Republicans, as he next took a swipe at Sen. Sinema– a moderate member of his own party, whom he may challenge for her seat, for voting against ending the filibuster.
Sen. Sinema had tweeted, “We are horrified and heartbroken by the senseless tragedy unfolding at Robb Elementary School in Texas and grateful to the first responders for acting swiftly. No families should ever have to fear violence in their children’s schools.”
Please just stop.. unless you are willing to break the filibuster to actually pass sensible gun control measures you might as well just say “thoughts and prayers” https://t.co/YA5Pp3dqao
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) May 24, 2022
In response, Gallego quoted her and replied, “Please just stop.. unless you are willing to break the filibuster to actually pass sensible gun control measures you might as well just say ‘thoughts and prayers.’”
There has actually been conversation about Gallego running as a primary challenger to Sinema, and on its surface this swipe at her appears to be a cold, opportunistic wielding of the tragedy in Uvalde as a blood soaked political weapon.
Newsweek reported in April that a friend of the leftist leader informed the outlet that “it’s pretty clear he wants to run,” and it’s a choice that would follow the November midterms, possibly “first quarter 2023.”
H/T Timcast
