Senator Ted Cruz and Other Conservatives Go In on Big Bird

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Did you know that the big yellow, feathery beloved ‘star’ of Sesame Street has a Twitter account? It seems that he does, and used to announce that he had received the Covid-19 vaccine.

I got the COVID-19 vaccine today! My wing is feeling a little sore, but it'll give my body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy.

Ms. @EricaRHill even said I’ve been getting vaccines since I was a little bird. I had no idea!
— Big Bird (@BigBird) November 6, 2021

Encouraging childhood vaccinations is nothing new to the long-running kids’ show. Sesame Street has been doing so for decades.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas took issued this week however, taking to Twitter in reaction, writing, “The government should NOT force children to take the Covid vaccine. That should be a CHOICE for parents to make.”

I didn’t have @JoeBiden enlisting muppets in his crusade to force everyone to get vaccinated on my bingo card either.

The government should NOT force children to take the Covid vaccine. That should be a CHOICE for parents to make.@Alyssa_Milano https://t.co/712inu8Mey
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 9, 2021

Senator Cruz’s tweet was shared hundreds of times. A former Office of Government Ethics took notices. Walter Shaub took a dig at Cruz by reminding him via Twitter, “You are vaccinated.”

Other conservatives followed Senator Cruz’s lead:

This kind of propaganda is actually evil.

Your children are not statistically at risk, and should not be pressured into a brand new treatment.

Do Not Comply! https://t.co/cnS1GAqowi
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) November 6, 2021

Brainwashing children who are not at risk from COVID. Twisted. https://t.co/KPjdHJjpUy
— Lisa Boothe (@LisaMarieBoothe) November 6, 2021