The National Review has made no secret of its disdain for Donald Trump and support for Texas Senator Ted Cruz, but its social media editor accidentally stepped over a line when it challenged Cruz’s college roommate to a battle of wits on Twitter last night.
NRO’s Twitter account wondered why Mazin — the screenwriter of the Hangover 2 and 3, who has risen to prominence on Twitter by recounting the year he spent as Cruz’s roommate — was so “obsessed” with the senator:
Why is @tedcruz's freshman college roommate @clmazin so obsessed with him? https://t.co/fR8OYyeDKk pic.twitter.com/FGrBNzDgHL
— National Review (@NRO) April 15, 2016
Mazin quickly demonstrated how easy it is to outwit what is, in all probability, an eighteen-year-old unpaid intern:
Game, set, match.