“When Beto O’Rourke says he can’t think of anything more American, I gotta admit, I can.” — Sen. Cruz

Rep. Beto O’Rourke was asked about his thoughts on kneeling during the national anthem. For some reason, his mediocre response went viral.



“I can think of nothing more American,” he said.

See for yourself.

Senator Cruz has a very different perspective.

All of you who think Beto O’Rourke saying NFL players taking a knee during the National Anthem is the most American thing they can do, please take one minute to watch @tedcruz put in context why it’s so offensive to most Texans, veterans and patriots around the country. https://t.co/6cCkllY1Xb — Emily Miller (@EmilyMiller) August 23, 2018

“When Beto O’Rourke says he can’t think of anything more American, I gotta admit, I can. Those soldiers, those sailors, those airmen, those Marines who fought and bled to protect the flag, that’s something more American,” Cruz said to thunderous applause.

While in Corpus Christi, Ted Cruz called out Beto O’Rourke for supporting NFL players taking a knee in protest. pic.twitter.com/GN1r9lbEiI — Haley Williams (@HaleyRhiannon) August 20, 2018

Their two perspectives encapsulate the kneeling debate, but even more telling are the responses.

Lance Armstrong, now infamous Tour de France cheater, endorsed O’Rourke’s response:

Dear my fellow Texans, we have a choice. This guy or @tedcruz. It’s time for reasonable and balanced talk on ALL issues – here’s one snippet. WE are for @BetoORourke! https://t.co/3duIGWiB12 — Lance Armstrong (@lancearmstrong) August 24, 2018

And then there are the Californians:

Beto makes a big step forward in his campaign to represent the Golden State Warriors. Only thing is, it’s Texans who will decide. Maybe disrespecting the flag and protesting the national anthem is not what most Texans support…. https://t.co/FdOmHxDYhK — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 24, 2018

Most Texans stand for the flag, but Hollywood liberals are so excited that Beto is siding with NFL players protesting the national anthem that Kevin Bacon just retweeted it. That means all of us us can now win Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon! https://t.co/8oWpL1AuyF — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 23, 2018

Beto and his campaign have spent loads of time and money fundraising in California.



