Ted Cruz’s ego may have been bruised Tuesday night, but probably not as badly as Mrs. Cruz’s face. After delivering his deliciously awkward concession speech following his humiliating loss in Indiana, the Texas senator punched and elbowed his wife in the face.
The two-piece combo was “accidentally” delivered while Cruz warmly embraced his father Rafael. Somehow, the senator failed to notice his wife standing centimeters away from him, despite having just hugged her. Totally not good for a guy who’s already suspected of being the Zodiac Killer.
“When you’re the Zodiac killer and you want to murder your wife, but everyone is watching so you elbow her in the head instead,” captioned one social media user on a video of the embarrassing incident. “Ted Cruz punches her in the face, then gives her the People’s Elbow. Zodiac Killer style,” read another.
Ted Cruz punches her in the face, then gives her the people's elbow. Zodiac Killer style 👊💢💪😲 https://t.co/jJPCQUXPrA
— Sammy (@y0shiy0shi) May 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/jamesosirisb/status/727712539967131649
https://twitter.com/ThisF_ingDude/status/727683455291527168
Ted Crux beat the crap out of his poor wife. #seriously #clumsy
— Pro Democracy Fan (@TrumpJustLied) May 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/lordxmen2k/status/727714524049121282
Ted Cruz out here giving his wife the Zodiac Killer combo 😩https://t.co/GRsZgPixgj
— k (@kaxxzm) May 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/bae_sic/status/727664946738167808
the gif of ted cruz elbowing his poor wife in the face is all over my tl and i crack up laughing every time help
— antony ⚰️ (@carniistir) May 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/VeryOnlineAlex/status/727686874542772224
Omg. #TedCruz just hammer d his wife with his elbow
— Becky Sarwate (@BeckySarwate) May 4, 2016
Anyone else having a hard time making sense of the transcript of Cruz's concession speech? pic.twitter.com/vPynehupgd
— No Escalators (@NoEscalators) May 4, 2016
Why would #TedCruz notice he accidentally bashed his wife's head in? He didn't notice when another woman FELL OFF THE DAMN STAGE.
— B Haynes (@barbhaynes) May 4, 2016
And it looks like elbowing people may very well be Ted Cruz’s thing. Earlier this year, in a New York Times piece that painted Cruz as a Supreme Court clerk obsessed with the death penalty, former co-workers revealed the failed presidential candidate was the worst kind of co-worker. They said Cruz “elbowed widely” during basketball games and yelled “my bad!” after. Coincidence? I think not.