

'Sesame Street has spoken to kids about the pandemic in ways they understand since the beginning, explaining how to wash hands and wear a mask or why they couldn't go to preschool or see grandma,' she wrote. Sarah Wire, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, added that Sesame Street has helped children understand the COVID pandemic. Walter Shaub, the former head of the Office of Government Ethics, reminded Cruz, 'You are vaccinated.' Eric Swalwell, a Democrat from California, also wrote: 'Imagine coming down harder on a fictional bird than the man who called your wife ugly,' referring to former President Donald Trump, who mocked Heidi Cruz's appearance during the 2016 GOP primary campaign, when Cruz was also vying for the White House.Ĭruz campaigned for Trump after losing the nomination. 'At least it's acceptable for birds to fly south for the winter - unlike some senators who left millions of their constituents to f****** die in the cold.' Hogg also responded directly to Cruz's tweet, recalling the senator's controversial trip to Cancun, Mexico as Texas endured a deadly winter storm. 'I can not believe an actual sitting senator would tweet this,' he added. Hogg wrote: 'Ted Cruz is doing the job of our enemies by spreading more disinformation that's killed over 200,000 Americans this year.' 'Big Bird coming over to vaccinate your kids,' Cruz wrote.Īctor and Screenwriter Seth MacFarlane had commented that 'Big Bird is smarter than Ted Cruz.'īig Bird, who is eternally six-years-old, according to Sesame Street lore, tweeted on Saturday that he received the COVID vaccineĬruz's initial comment on Big Bird was knocked by Parkland school massacre survivor turned gun control advocate David Hogg. In one tweet, he showed the massive Muppet looking creepy and knocking down someone's door. 'Getting vaccinated is the best way to keep your whole neighborhood safe.'Ĭruz responded to Biden's involvement by writing, 'We always knew the media were the Dems' puppets, but this is getting ridiculous.'Ĭruz continued his assault of Big Bird through Tuesday. President Joe Biden, Clinton and a number of Hollywood types jumped in to defend the Muppet. 'Your children are not statistically at risk, and should not be pressured into a brand new treatment. President Joe Biden jumped in Sunday night tweeting, 'Good on ya, Getting vaccinated is the best way to keep your whole neighborhood safe'īig Bird added that CNN journalist Erica Hill 'even said I've been getting vaccines since I was a little bird.'īig Bird issued the tweet days after the FDA approved Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children ages five to 11, with critics accusing the character of trying to foist shots on kids.įox News host Lisa Boothe said it was 'brainwashing children who are not at risk from COVID,' while Newsmax host Steve Cortes wrote, 'This kind of propoganda is actually evil.'
