Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, came to the defense of the Covington Catholic High School students at the center of a recent episode on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial that has triggered sharp criticism of them and even death threats.
Actor and comedian Jim Carrey on Tuesday tweeted a cartoon image depicting the students — who wore “Make America Great Again” hats during a confrontation with Native American activists on the steps of the Washington, D.C., landmark.
“Baby snakes,” the caption on Carrey’s tweet said.
Baby snakes. pic.twitter.com/SHhaXwfwZl
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) January 22, 2019
Cruz on Thursday strongly took issue with those remarks.
“Just sad. Rich & powerful celebrity uses his fame to pick on teenagers,” Cruz tweeted.
Initial reports portrayed the Covington students as aggressors in a confrontation with a Native American man. But new footage showed the teens fending off taunts from others present at the Lincoln Memorial.
Just sad. Rich & powerful celebrity uses his fame to pick on teenagers. So much partisan hate, he doesn’t care that the full video showed these high school students as victims of harassment, not the other way around. Jim, insult me, insult Trump, fine. But leave the kids alone. https://t.co/ymiVKsNcly
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 24, 2019
“So much partisan hate, he doesn’t care that the full video showed these high school students as victims of harassment, not the other way around,” Cruz continued as he blasted Carrey. “Jim, insult me, insult Trump, fine. But leave the kids alone.”
Carrey is just the latest high-profile celebrity to vilify the Covington boys.
Earlier this week, comedian Kathy Griffin encouraged her Twitter followers to “dox” the teens, with the intent of making public their families’ home addresses, along with other personal information.
