What happens when a holocaust-denying former Iranian president, a former NFL starting quarterback, and a Texas Democratic candidate for Senate walk into a room?

No one knows.

But Sen. Ted Cruz thinks they would have a lot in common.

The Texas Republican’s opponent for re-election this November, Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke, went viral after a video surfaced of him defending Kaepernick and other NFL players who have knelt during the national anthem before their games to protest racial injustice.

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also appears to be a Kaepernick fan, based on a tweet he sent out on Labor Day supporting the quarterback-activist.