Texas senator Ted Cruz is one of the more active politicians on Twitter, but often it can lead to him being the punchline of jokes on the social media platform.
Over the weekend, Cruz was critical of Sesame Street character Big Bird, who tweeted that he had gotten his COVID vaccine and a few other Sesame Street residents.
“Government propaganda…for your 5-year-old!” Cruz tweeted. Nonetheless, the women of “The View” tackled the subject during one of their segments on the show.
Whoopi Goldberg was baffled as to why the Texas senator was picking a fight with a children’s character. Goldberg added that Big Bird has always talked with children about various vaccines.
“He clearly, clearly has never watched ‘Sesame Street’ and didn’t do any homework to find out,” Goldberg said.
“Because Big Bird has been talking to children about immunizations and all kinds of things. So why you pickin’ on Big Bird, man? He’s trying to keep kids safe, and it’s not like it’s an — well, I’m not gonna say it.”
Goldberg and the rest of the co-hosts further discussed how political COVID has become. Nonetheless, Goldberg had one last message to Cruz, to leave Big Bird alone.
“Here’s the thing to remember: this is Big Bird, talking to little kids about getting this shot in their arm,” Goldberg said.
“They’re not gonna walk up to the doctor’s office and say ‘Give me a shot!’ A parent has to bring them. An adult has to bring them. But kids need to know what’s happening and why. And that’s what Big Bird does, so leave Big Bird alone!”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
