Ted Cruz shares photos of disturbing Charlie Kirk graffiti on 59 freeway in Houston: ‘Hateful garbage’

Cruz shared a photo of the graffiti on X. Another photo shows Cruz using white paint to cover the graffiti.

“Some deranged bas**** put this graffiti on the 59 freeway in Houston,” Cruz captioned the photos. “TXDOT has been notified & I’m sure sure they will remove it expeditiously. But, in the meantime, Texans don’t have to look at this hateful garbage anymore.”

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In the comment section, Cruz also shared a video of him covering the graffiti with white paint, captioning it, “Erasing evil”.

Elon Musk commented on the post, dropping an American flag emoji.

Netizens react

Netizens weighed in on the situation in the comment section. While some praised Cruz for his work, others slammed him for making a photo op out of it.

“Good job, Senator Cruz! Insane that our elected Congressmen have to spend their time covering up hateful graffiti, but here we are,” One user wrote. “Thank you Ted. Good job,” wrote a user, while another said, “Thank you, sir! This is just one of many reasons that we love you.” “Thank you, Ted! An excellent idea for all Houstonians to follow!” a user commented.

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“Or… you could have just taken care of it without a post. The rest of us don’t need to see more than we’re already seeing either. Quiet works are good honest works,” one user wrote. “But they still have to look at you and that too is pretty disgusting. Making a photo op out this is disgraceful,” added another.

Kirk was allegedly shot dead by Tyler Robinson on September 10 during an appearance at a campus event in Utah. The shooting happened around 12:20 pm local time during a student Q&A at UVU in Orem, per a statement from Utah Valley University (UVU).