Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs compared Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to the child beauty pageant contestant who stars in a show on TLC.
Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs and businessman Donny Deutsch compared Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to the child beauty pageant contestant who stars in a show on TLC.
The Republican senator “is the Honey Boo Boo of Washington,” Gibbs echoed Deutsch’s comment Thursday on Morning Joe. “Let’s be clear: That series keeps coming on TV because a lot of people in America watch it.”
Last week Cruz fake filibustered a bill for more than 21 hours in opposition to Obamacare–a stunt host Joe Scarborough said was “just phony.”
Americans will remember the current government shutdown as Cruz’s filibuster, Scarborough said.
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