{"id":454511,"date":"2022-05-29T08:36:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T05:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ted-cruz-confronted-at-restaurant-after-nra-speech-texas-school-shooting\/"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T05:36:33","slug":"ted-cruz-confronted-at-restaurant-after-nra-speech-texas-school-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ted-cruz-confronted-at-restaurant-after-nra-speech-texas-school-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ted Cruz confronted at restaurant after NRA speech, Texas school shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4176662b00e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4176662b00e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ted-cruz-confronted-at-restaurant-after-nra-speech-texas-school-shooting\/#%E2%80%9CTed_Cruz_confronted_at_restaurant_after_NRA_speech_Texas_school_shooting%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ted Cruz confronted at restaurant after NRA speech, Texas school shooting&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ted-cruz-confronted-at-restaurant-after-nra-speech-texas-school-shooting\/#The_latest_from_the_Texas_school_shooting\" >The latest from the Texas school shooting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTed_Cruz_confronted_at_restaurant_after_NRA_speech_Texas_school_shooting%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ted Cruz confronted at restaurant after NRA speech, Texas school shooting&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A viral clip shows an activist berate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz over his gun views in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas school massacre.<\/p>\n<p>The confrontation, filmed Friday, came hours after the conservative lawmaker delivered a speech at a National Rifle Association convention in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy does this keep h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening?\u201d an irate man yells, accusing Cruz of \u201ctaking blood money\u201d by giving the speech days after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children and two adults.<\/p>\n<p>The activist, identified as Benjamin Hernandez with the liberal-leaning group Indivisible Houston, yells as security pushes him out of the eatery.<\/p>\n<p>He says, \u201cwhen 19 children died, that is on your hands \u2026Ted Cruz that is on your hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/activistcruzfakephoto.png?w=1024\" alt=\"The confrontation came hours after Ted Cruz delivered a speech at a National Rifle Association convention in Houston -- and days after the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.\" class=\"wp-image-22454442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/activistcruzfakephoto.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/activistcruzfakephoto.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/activistcruzfakephoto.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The confrontation came hours after Ted Cruz delivered a speech at a National Rifle Association convention in Houston \u2014 and days after the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Indivisible Houston via Storyful<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hernandez initially approached the senator amicably enough and requested a photograph, which Cruz obliged, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indivisibleHOU\/status\/1530407533893984256\">video shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But after the flash, Hernandez confronts Cruz and asks the senator why he refuses to support further background checks for gun purchasers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe background checks wouldn\u2019t have stopped the shooter,\u201d Cruz responds. \u201cYou know what would have? The bill I introduced-\u201c<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cruzactivistarguing.png?w=1024\" alt=\"After the flash, Benjamin Hernandez confronted Ted Cruz and asks the senator why he refuses to support further background checks for gun purchasers.\" class=\"wp-image-22454441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cruzactivistarguing.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cruzactivistarguing.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cruzactivistarguing.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>After the flash, Benjamin Hernandez confronted Ted Cruz and asks the senator why he refuses to support further background checks for gun purchasers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Indivisible Houston via Storyful<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hernandez quickly cuts off Cruz, who becomes visibly more agitated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can make it harder for people to get guns in this country, sir,\u201d Hernandez says. \u201cYou know that, but you stand here, you stand at the NRA convention, it is harder when there are more guns to stop gun violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about,\u201d Cruz says, the clip shows.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cruzactivistpull.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Benjamin Hernandez works with the liberal-leaning group Indivisible Houston and yelled as security pull him out of the restaurant.\" class=\"wp-image-22454438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cruzactivistpull.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cruzactivistpull.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cruzactivistpull.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Benjamin Hernandez works with the liberal-leaning group Indivisible Houston and yelled as security pull him out of the restaurant.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Indivisible Houston via Storyful<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the verbal confrontation escalates, Cruz\u2019s security detail gets in between the two and tells Hernandez to \u201cback up\u201d before he\u2019s pushed out as things continue to escalate.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez defended his actions later on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_latest_from_the_Texas_school_shooting\"><\/span>The latest from the Texas school shooting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t going to let that f\u2014ker walk into the restaurant where I was having dinner and not have him hear me. They can do something, but they just don\u2019t want to. So let\u2019s let them have it,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBenjaminHdz\/status\/1530544680294924288?s=20&amp;t=4N4zWUOZNe8l7EUT3dLSvA\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChallenge them every single time. Don\u2019t stop until they do something,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBenjaminHdz\/status\/1530571096973615106\">said <\/a>in a follow-up tweet.<\/p>\n<p>During his remarks at the NRA convention, Cruz blasted Democrats for pushing for stricter gun laws. He instead proposed increased security in schools, suggesting <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/05\/28\/uvalde-shooting-school-doors\/\">single-door entries to schools<\/a> and armed guards to curb school shootings.\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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