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‘Endless Propaganda’: Ted Cruz Rips ‘Sesame Street’ Over Pro-LGBT Tweet

By Daniel M

June 22, 2020

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas slammed “Sesame Street” after the TV show for preschoolers tweeted a salute to LGBT Pride Month.

“Love always wins,” the show’s account tweeted Tuesday, along with an image of the arms of beloved Muppets reaching over a rainbow pattern toward a heart shape. It included the hashtag “PrideMonth.”

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas slammed “Sesame Street” after the TV show for preschoolers tweeted a salute to LGBT Pride Month.

“Love always wins,” the show’s account tweeted Tuesday, along with an image of the arms of beloved Muppets reaching over a rainbow pattern toward a heart shape. It included the hashtag “PrideMonth.”

Endless propaganda. This is a taxpayer-funded show targeted at Pre-K children. It doesn’t need to be talking about sex or sexuality at all. https://t.co/YV3HUB5pCt

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 17, 2020

The tweet Cruz disliked was not the show’s only nod to Pride Month.