Actress and beloved former childhood star Alyssa Milano completely owned Ted Cruz in an exchange that provides comic relief amid all of the serious news of the day. On Wednesday, Milano began the chain of communication without Cruz in mind and while expressing dismay over Democrat Jon Ossoff’s inability to take the Georgia special election for a traditionally red district. She called for a group hug and invited her followers to “get in.”
~GROUPHUG~
get in.— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 21, 2017
A day later, Cruz either decided or hoped that Milano wanted him to join the lovefest, so he sidled up to her with a winking emoji: “We all need a hug!”
We all need a hug! 😉 https://t.co/I9vZChpRTw
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 22, 2017
At that point, one Twitter user blamed Cruz for “ruining hugs.”
Thanks for ruining hugs.
— Shefali S. Kulkarni (@shefalikulkarni) June 22, 2017
As for Milano, she was equally unimpressed by the Republican senator’s efforts (although he later surprised many people by publicly opposing the GOP healthcare bill in its current senatorial incarnation). The former Who’s The Boss? spitfire showed no interest in hugging the man who accidentally elbowed his wife in the face after his concession speech. She typed, “Not you, @tedcruz. You’re not invited.”
Not you, @tedcruz. You're not invited. 😉 pic.twitter.com/1NTZFvwk9h
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 22, 2017
Her rejection led to an endless stream of responses like these.
https://twitter.com/pete_forester/status/877955202183077888
I think your health-care plan covers this, @tedcruz pic.twitter.com/QourrKx1dK
— Mark Gongloff (@markgongloff) June 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/williamadler78/status/877970694457446401
https://twitter.com/Marmel/status/877954432226410496
— andi zeisler (@andizeisler) June 22, 2017
However, Milano also seized the opportunity to invite Cruz to talk with her “about your duty to your constituents.” Do you think he’ll bite?
.@tedcruz but anytime you want to get together to talk about your duty to your constituents, I'd love to chat. People before party.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 22, 2017