The senator was criticizing the Australian state for a Facebook comment about dancing in private homes.
is facing ridicule over a now-deleted tweet that mixed up the state of Washington in the U.S. with Western Australia, a state that is part of Australia.page of the government of Western Australia that appeared to advise a woman that dancing was not permitted at a private New Year's Eve party at her home. The original tweet did not mention Washington.
Cruz added his own comment criticizing Washington and Democrat-led states in general but he later deleted the tweet in question. By then, many social media users had seen the post and were mocking Cruz for the error.Las Vegas New Year's Eve Fireworks to Go On After Cancellation in 2020 Cruz had tweeted:"Blue-state Dems are power-drunk authoritarian kill-joys. Washington State: NO DANCING ALLOWED!!! Any rational & free citizen: Piss off."
The WA Government's Facebook page had replied to a woman who had asked if she was allowed to hold a party for New Year's Eve.at private residences. Dancing is strictly not permitted." Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell pointed out the mistake before the tweet was deleted. He wrote:"Hey Ted, WA is Western Australia. But cool tweet."about the matter again:"Jackpot. @tedcruz deleted his faux outrage tweet. Please stay on this phony" and shared a screenshot of"Einstein's original tweet," referring to Cruz.
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