Nate Armbruster
A video of Texas Senator Ted Cruz being hit with a beer can during the Houston Astros World Series parade has gone viral on Twitter.
Last Monday, a 33-year-old was arrested by Houston Police for throwing an empty beer can at Cruz.
Nearby HPD officers arrested the male without further incident. He was taken to jail and faces assault charges. We will release the suspect's name and booking photo here when formal charges are filed. 2/2
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) November 7, 2022
A video of the incident has since gone viral on social media.
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At least two cans of beer were thrown at U.S. Senator Ted Cruz while he was participating in the World Series victory parade for the Houston Astros, and one appears to strike him, footage circulating on social media showed pic.twitter.com/DfQQtQyoz6
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 8, 2022
In the video, loud boos from spectators can be heard while Ted Cruz rolled by on a float in the parade. Cruz saw the can coming and deflected it by ducking and putting his arm up to block it.
Beer flies at Ted Cruz during Astros World Series Parade pic.twitter.com/lRALgyXCe2
— Alien Truther Wildwest (@wcgroovy) November 7, 2022
Another man on the float jumped into action to swat the can away from the senator, while also identifying the spectator who threw it.
Ted Cruz hopped on Twitter to comment on the story after the parade.
As always I'm thankful for the Houston Police and Capitol Police for their quick action.
I’m also thankful that the clown who threw his White Claw had a noodle for an arm. https://t.co/CRSfNHckA2
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 7, 2022
The senator who lives in Houston is a big Astros fan and attended multiple world series games this postseason.
Despite the beer can incident, Cruz tweeted that he “had a great time” at the parade.
Fired up crowd 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
