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UTUSN

(77,576 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 03:34 PM 7 hrs ago

Plural disclaimers, one apology, one warning to Skip/disgust: Cancun Carnival CRUZ in a bikini, EWwww

Apology: For posting. Disclaimers: This is *NOT* about KRASNOV's war; the graphic is from google, not the source; if AI, illustrating the source. Warning: Queasy sensibilities need to Skip past this.

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https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/ted-cruz-reveals-anti-israel-activists-have-targeted-him-with-images-of-himself-in-a-bikini/
Ted Cruz Reveals Anti-Israel Activists Have Targeted Him With Images of Himself " in a Bikini "

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) revealed on Tuesday that he had " seen many times an image of myself in a bikini with the flag of Israel " after being targeted by anti-Israel activists on social media.

During a speech at a Washington, D.C. conference on anti-Semitism, Cruz said, " I could tweet this morning, ' Good morning, ' and hundreds of anti-Semitic responses would immediately fill my social media. Turns out, I've seen many times an image of myself in a bikini with the flag of Israel. I never knew that I looked quite fetching in a bikini. "

He continued, " And I will say there is virtue. Look, there are many lessons one can learn from President Trump, but one of the lessons is just to not give a damn. There is a power to fearlessness. There is a power to speaking the truth and letting the idiots say what they will. " ....

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Plural disclaimers, one apology, one warning to Skip/disgust: Cancun Carnival CRUZ in a bikini, EWwww (Original Post) UTUSN 7 hrs ago OP
I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO UNSEE THAT! GenThePerservering 7 hrs ago #1
Cancun CRUZ believes himself to be very smart, so he must have foreseen that his calling attention to it UTUSN 7 hrs ago #3
Oh, poor Rafael, are they teasing him? Grow the fuck up. Walleye 7 hrs ago #2
"Rafael" is a very good moniker for him. I'm adding "-Batista" to his and RUBIO's surnames, as in: UTUSN 7 hrs ago #4
😳 MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #5
KRASNOV sees all. Amazing that you were able to see past! UTUSN 7 hrs ago #7
It was difficult to look away MustLoveBeagles 6 hrs ago #8
🫣 dlilafae 7 hrs ago #6
JFC Skittles 6 hrs ago #9
At least it was only from the waist up MustLoveBeagles 6 hrs ago #10
Hah!!! UTUSN 4 hrs ago #11

UTUSN

(77,576 posts)
3. Cancun CRUZ believes himself to be very smart, so he must have foreseen that his calling attention to it
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 03:39 PM
7 hrs ago

would instigate Searches for it.




UTUSN

(77,576 posts)
4. "Rafael" is a very good moniker for him. I'm adding "-Batista" to his and RUBIO's surnames, as in:
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 03:42 PM
7 hrs ago

Rafael CRUZ-Batista, and

Marco RUBIO-Batista.




MustLoveBeagles

(15,919 posts)
10. At least it was only from the waist up
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 04:43 PM
6 hrs ago

I think it's one of the grossest and funniest things I've ever seen.

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