Sen. Ted Cruz went into the weekend by mixing it up with “The Hulk” on Twitter.
Hollywood actor and activist Mark Ruffalo ripped the Texas senator Thursday after Mr. Cruz floated the idea of assisting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump with debate preparation.
“The princes of chaos unite. Ted Cruz offers debate help to Trump,” the actor tweeted to his 2.68 million followers, linking to a Washington Post editorial cartoon.
The Texas senator and former GOP presidential candidate fired back, mocking Mr. Ruffalo for participating in a pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC ad.
“@MarkRuffalo-a good actor (Now You See Me was great) whose arrogant condescending video will add votes to GOP. Thx!” Mr. Cruz responded Friday.
The senator’s comment was a reference to Mr. Ruffalo’s participation in Save the Day, an organization started by Hollywood director Joss Whedon to help Hillary Clinton reach the White House.
Its first ad featured Mr. Ruffalo and fellow Marvel movie stars Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle and Scarlett Johansson, warning Americans not to elect Mr. Trump, depicted as a “racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society.”
The impetus for Mr. Ruffalo’s debate was an interview Mr. Cruz did with radio host Hugh Hewitt after the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York Monday, in which he offered to help prep Mr. Trump.
“I am happy to help,” Mr. Cruz said Tuesday morning when asked if he would give debate pointers to his former political opponent. “I have conveyed that to them. I will do whatever I can to defeat Hillary Clinton. My heavy focus this cycle, in addition to defeating Hillary, is on preserving a Republican majority in the Senate, and I am working hard to help my colleagues get reelected. I’m working hard to raise money for them, to help turn out conservatives in their state.”
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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