Sen. Ted Cruz and Republicans critical of Covid-19 mitigation efforts have a new target: Big Bird from Sesame Street. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains why the Texas senator is picking a fight with a Muppet and how it’s resonating with the Trump base.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://twitter.com/BigBird/status/1456971880666046465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1457108504498642953%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2021%2F11%2Fbig-bird-covid-19-vaccines-ted-cruz-1234869785%2F

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1457108504498642953

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-us-maps-and-cases/

https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/covid19-and-other-leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us/?utm_campaign=wp_checkup&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl-checkup

Ted Cruz and the Zodiac Killer, explained
https://www.vox.com/2016/3/8/11179492/ted-cruz-zodiac-killer

Donald Trump implies Rafael Cruz knew JFK assassin
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/05/03/donald-trump-rafael-cruz-lee-harvey-oswald-accusation-newday.cnn

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1458145053243809802

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1457515993626972164

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