It all started with an innocent request by Deadspin asking for a photo of Ted Cruz playing basketball. The unusual plea stemmed from a Politico story which stated that Cruz started a weekly basketball game where he urged fellow colleagues to attend.
Send us proof of Ted Cruz playing basketball https://t.co/MgGLnsscPf pic.twitter.com/mpxI5EBQkK
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) January 23, 2017
Then something incredible happened. The U.S. Senator from Texas became self-aware that he oddly resembles Grayson Allen (Ted Cruz also looks like a woman who appeared on Maury and Kevin from The Office).
Ted Cruz then savagely trolled Deadspin with this one blistering tweet.
what do I win? pic.twitter.com/9XuRmmIkJS
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 25, 2017
And just like that, Ted blew up Deadspin with his Cruz missile.
Left in shock, Deadspin could only muster this comeback.
Go eat shit.
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) January 25, 2017
Ted then brought down the basketball ring with this powerful follow-up dunk.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 25, 2017
Who knew that Ted had memes? Ted probably should have used some memes when he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election.
The Zodiac Killer strikes again.
Cruz, who is not winning the “Most Beloved Person in the Universe” Award anytime soon, was heralded as winning the internet on this night.
You can say whatever you want about Ted Cruz's politics, but he just ethered Deadspin. pic.twitter.com/Mlx1Tn0ZX2
— Lord Single Malt (@Singlemaltfiend) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/DavidRutz/status/824079123740065793
Deadspin just got pwned by Ted Cruz. Twice. pic.twitter.com/KmEk7X1y3e
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/824073956340756480
https://twitter.com/DylansFreshTake/status/824074823957671936
The writer of the article, Ashley Feinberg, vehemently denies that she was owned.
https://twitter.com/ashleyfeinberg/status/824057176864026624
Others disagree.
Ted Cruz owned Ashley Feinberg so hard that Salon will do an article accusing him of violating the 13th Amendment.
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/CounterMoonbat/status/824072666009182208