Dead man walking Beto O’Rourke strolled onto the set of “Late Night” last night, where he fielded a lame question about Ted Cruz from Seth Meyers with what he no doubt thought was a clever response:

.@sethmeyers, noting the challenge of standing out in the crowded 2020 debates, asks @BetoORourke, “Do you ever miss how easy it was to be different from Ted Cruz?” “Where is Ted Cruz when you need him?” O’Rourke quips. — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) July 24, 2019

Narrator: It was not a clever response. It did, however, offer Ted Cruz a golden opportunity to twist the knife:

We’re gonna bypass 9-1-1 and just go ahead and call the undertaker.

LOL savage — Diane DeVito (@dianedev29) July 24, 2019

Brutal. Just brutal. — Brown Man Speaketh ?? (@BrownManSpeak) July 24, 2019

He’s going to need some aloe vera for that burn! ? — Maria Elena Vazquez (@viva_libertad34) July 24, 2019

Zodiac's body count grows My God — Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) July 24, 2019

You killed him just like you killed all those other people — Barstool News Network (@BarstoolNewsN) July 24, 2019

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