Voto Latino, a progressive organization, proudly posted a video clip of the harassment on their Twitter feed. The organization captioned the video by stating that politicians such as Cruz “don’t get to be comfortable in public.” The responses to the video were quite critical.
See for yourself:
Politicians like @TedCruz that allow our people to be locked in cages don’t get to be comfortable in public. Those in positions of power must be held accountable for the treatment of children and families at the border. #CloseTheCamps pic.twitter.com/C8SFMovaDS
— Voto Latino (@votolatino) July 29, 2019
Response tweets noted that the conduct of protesters simply makes Cruz look like a victim. Other critics stated that progressives are simply aiding the GOP with behaviors such as this. Some of the feedback subsequently reads as follows:
This is disgraceful behavior.
This lack of civility does nothing to change the border situation. It only makes the people chanting look irrational bullies.
— Timeless (@Timeles43671335) July 29, 2019
He loves this- feeds into his Christian persecution complex.
— Sheryl (@SherylA2016) July 29, 2019
The Democrats are so worried about the people at the border they left for a 4 week vacation. @SpeakerPelosi is in Italy right now. But….whatever, keep voting for the very people who built the cages.
— Long little doggie (@54Doggie) July 29, 2019
The Rise of Political Harassment
At this time, Ted Cruz has not issued a public statement in response to the events at LAX. However, the notion of making conservatives uncomfortable is not very new. Rep. Maxine Waters once infamously encouraged protesters to make crowds around conservatives and “push back on them” in public. Although Waters took heat for these statements, it appears as though many on the left internalized them.
