Newly surfaced footage shows Sen. Ted Cruz deflecting a thrown beer can thrown at him during Monday’s Astros World Series parade in downtown Houston. Video posted by Twitter user @wcgroovy shows the junior senator riding a humvee along the parade route and deflecting a beer can thrown in his direction by the crowd. Twitter — wcgroovy Twitter Cruz did not appear to be injured in the incident. A tweet posted Monday afternoon by the Houston Police Department said a 33-year-old man was arrested at the parade for hitting the senator in the “chest/neck” with a beer.
Twitter — Houston Police Department Twitter It’s unclear if the incident in the video and the one HPD is referring to are one and the same. — End of update — At Houston’s parade Monday to celebrate the Astros’ World Series victory, all fans were welcome—unless you’re Sen. Ted Cruz or Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, of course. Flocks of Houstonians descended on downtown in honor of the Astros winning their second World Series championship in franchise history during the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday at Minute Maid Park. The last such parade in Houston was five years ago during the Astros’ 2017 World Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cruise and Patrick were among those who wanted to mark the momentous occasion and made a special appearance at the event. The junior senator, who has appeared in support of the Astros during recent games, including Game 6 of the World Series, rode in a military Humvee in the celebratory parade. But as Cruz made his way through a sea of ​​fans wearing orange and blue, loud boos followed. In footage from the festivities, Cruz — wearing Astros colors — was seen waving to the crowd, smiling and cheering, despite several fans giving him thumbs-downs and boos in return. Patrick, who narrowly crossed ahead of Cruz, was also reportedly the subject of taunts. Fans who tuned in to a live stream of the parade took to social media to note the negative response Cruz and Patrick received, with some even calling for the pair to be banned from Astros events. “Who the f–k invited Dan Patrick and Ted Cruz to the @astros parade? They’re like flies in the cooking,” one fan tweeted. “Ted Cruz is in a perfume that’s being snubbed into oblivion,” noted another. Ben DuBose, editor of USA Today’s The Rockets Wire, tweeted: “Loud boos and middle fingers to Ted Cruz.” Many were confused as to why the two Republicans appeared at the parade. One person asked on Twitter: “Who thought it was a good idea to have Dan Patrick and Ted Cruz in the Astros parade? In an emailed statement, a Cruz spokesman noted that the junior senator was also cheered by some in the crowd, pointing to a clip Cruz shared on Twitter. Crowd fired up today during the @Astros #WorldSeries parade! Such a great time celebrating an amazing team! #GoStros pic.twitter.com/mvjtRLtKWx — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 7, 2022 Cruz was similarly booed and booed by New York Yankee fans while watching Game 4 of the Astros’ ALCS series at Yankee Stadium last month. The senator later dismissed the backlash as trash talk.