It just hasn’t been a good week for Ted Cruz. The Texas Tea Party senator launched an anti-Trump attack on “New York values” that may have secured his win with Iowa Republicans at the start of the Republican presidential primary, but it more than likely sealed his fate in the Empire State which voted overwhelming against him on Tuesday. And while he was being berated by his one-time conservative talk radio hype man Sean Hannity on Tuesday, Cruz was also being chewed out by one of his colleagues on the left — Elizabeth Warren.
The Massachusetts senator slammed Cruz in a Facebook post and on Twitter Tuesday night, reacting to an email sent by Cruz in which he claimed running for president had been a “significant sacrifice,” citing attacks from the liberal media, a lack of sleep and no personal time.
“Are you kidding me,” Warren said in one tweet. “We’re supposed to pity him because trying to be the leader of the free world is hard?! I’ve got two words for you, Ted: Boo hoo,” she wrote on her Facebook page.
Yesterday @TedCruz sent a campaign email whining about the “significant sacrifice” he’s made to run for President. pic.twitter.com/yKtLpWG0Ou
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
.@TedCruz whined about facing constant attacks, nonexistent family time, limited health and sleep, and no personal time.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
Are you kidding me, @TedCruz? We’re supposed to pity you because trying to be the leader of the free world is hard?! 2 words: Boo hoo.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
The popular progressive than lit into Cruz, who would be the most conservative Republican nominee in decades, and his disconnected sense of “sacrifice”:
Know whose health is limited? Workers w/ no paid leave who can't stay home when sick or caring for kids. @TedCruz won't support it.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
Cruz has vehemently fought against mandatory paid family and medical leave—or as he calls it, “free stuff.”
Know whose sleep is limited? Working parents who stay up worrying about getting kids thru college w/o big debt. @TedCruz blocked #refi.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
Cruz has voted against student loan refinancing.
Know who gets no personal time? People who work 2 min wage jobs to support their families. @TedCruz opposes giving them a raise.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
The Tea Party darling opposes any increase in the minimum wage and thinks having a floor for the the minimum any American worker can make is “bad policy.”
Warren continued:
Know who gets no family time, @TedCruz? Moms w/ unfair schedules who drop kids at daycare & find their hrs cancelled. @GOP won't help.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
And @TedCruz? Working people work more, get paid less, can't save, get mistreated, struggle with illness & family – but they don't whine.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
They don't throw tantrums or try to shut down their workplace because they don't get their way – & then turn around & demand promotions.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
You chose to run for President, @TedCruz. You chose to make your “sacrifices.” Working people don't have a choice.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
Hey @TedCruz: Maybe you should spend less time complaining about your "significant sacrifices" – & more time doing something about theirs.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2016
Alice Stewart, a spokeswoman for the Cruz campaign, said the campaign had no comment.
