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Clara Hill
Apr 29, 2021
Last night, President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union speech, a hotly anticipated event in the political calendar,
The themes he covered were vast and vital and included the importance of education, vaccines to fight against Covid-19 said “white supremacy is terrorism” and lauded the American public’s reaction to the Capitol insurrection on January 6.
For those with no attention span, he managed to stuff it all in within a 71-minute timeframe which is very considerate.
Of course, there was the marked difference between his demeanour and that of his predecessor Donald Trump, who loves a good yell, ad-lib and cramming in lots of “alternative facts”. Noticing the parallels between the two is often unavoidable.
Throughout the speech, Republicans remained silent, sometimes giving the odd bit of applause. Most remained with a frozen scowl on their masked faces, probably something some of them would have opted not to wear if they had a choice.
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However, one star of the show was none other than Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who was unusually silent, but it became evident to the internet that he had appeared to have nodded off to sleep. This of course led to an outpouring of jokes about what he was dreaming about.
Most agreed that he was dreaming about his failed vacation to Cancun in Mexico after pals of his leaked texts to The New York Times about their intentions to go away during a pandemic and while his constituents suffered through a deadly snowstorm that left them without power.
Here are some of the best reactions to Snoozy Cruz, who was nicknamed Senator Cancun yesterday by The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah.
Ted Cruz appears to be dozing off https://t.co/nFva4LBCkj— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1619661959
dreaming about cancun... https://t.co/rYzNObA16K— Oliver Willis (@Oliver Willis) 1619661960
Dreaming of the sun and beaches of Cancun 🌴. https://t.co/W2JnQT2vfm— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@Ana Navarro-Cárdenas) 1619662161
... and visions of margaritas danced through Senator Cancun’s head. #Sad #TexasDeservesBetter https://t.co/bx12WuayHt— Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair (@Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair) 1619662194
Ted Cruz’s reactions show that he is against lowering prescription drug prices and for anybody being able to own an… https://t.co/aNO7lSt1le— Pete Souza (@Pete Souza) 1619662083
Ted Cruz spend too much time partying in Cancun that he can’t stay awake?— RealHousewifeOfMichigan (@RealHousewifeOfMichigan) 1619661903
President Biden signs an executive order moving Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's bedtime to 8 p.m.… https://t.co/Y4Dz9ghR8W— Mike Sarzo 🏳️🌈 (@Mike Sarzo 🏳️🌈) 1619666941
Truly wondering whether Ted Cruz is still asleep in the House chamber or already on a plane to Cancun.— Pete Souza (@Pete Souza) 1619667319
Best one I’ve seen tonight! Did you see it @tedcruz #SleepyTed https://t.co/41To7x1r4f— Honerable Cara of the blue 🌊 (@Honerable Cara of the blue 🌊) 1619672831
Looks like Ted’s eyes are hooked up to his state’s power grid https://t.co/vC7LUSJ4nJ— The Daily Show (@The Daily Show) 1619662334
@TheDailyShow https://t.co/q7cNzVwIjn— hehateme2012 (@hehateme2012) 1619662601
When Biden is talking about passing laws instead of Cancun https://t.co/q92J8irLjp— The Gregory Brothers (@The Gregory Brothers) 1619662311
@JakeLobin There once was a Senator Cruz Got caught zoning out in a snooze In his nap opportune He dreamed… https://t.co/AgqcZ2MqfM— weasel (@weasel) 1619678071
Cruz did appear to poke fun at himself while also mocking Biden by tweeting a clip of himself falling asleep adding the hashtag #BoringButRadical.
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