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Houston Police arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly throwing a can of beer at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) through the Astros’ victory parade on Thursday, capping a nasty day for the junior senator that included being incessantly booed by baseball followers.
The incident occurred as Cruz rode down Smith Road atop an open-back humvee, waving to the gang of hundreds who have been celebrating their crew’s 2022 World Sequence win.
Clips confirmed the gang jeering Cruz, throwing their thumbs down or their center fingers up, and screaming “fuck you, Ted!”
Then, in response to a string of movies posted to Twitter, a can of beer is seen flying over the gang, inflicting Cruz to flinch away earlier than a member of his safety element reaches over and blocks the beverage from hitting the senator.
Whereas footage appeared to indicate that Cruz was not hit, Houston Police mentioned in a tweet that the can “struck the Senator within the chest/neck space.”
“The Senator didn't require medical consideration,” the PD mentioned. “Close by HPD officers arrested the male with out additional incident. He was taken to jail and faces assault fees. We are going to launch the suspect's title and reserving photograph right here when formal fees are filed.”
“Who thought it was a good suggestion to have [Texas Lt. Gov.] Dan Patrick and Ted Cruz within the Astros parade?,” questioned one viewer on Twitter. “Assholes simply gotta put some stink in the whole lot.”
Monday’s championship parade isn’t the primary sports activities occasion that Cruz has been taunted at. Final month, he confronted lots of of scornful Yankees followers throughout their very own World Sequence recreation, with movies captured some attendees calling Cruz a “racist piece of shit.”