Ted Cruz made a Zodiac Killer joke on Twitter and now people want to cancel the internet
A Wednesday incident in which Sen. Ben Sasse accidentally spilled a Dr. Pepper on Sen. Ted Cruz during Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Senate hearing sparked an all-out political meme melee.
After Sasee tweeted a reference to the conspiracy theory that links Cruz’s father to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in response to a user who wrote, “If I were sitting with the son of the guy who killed Kennedy I might do worse than spill some Dr. Pepper,” Cruz supplied a viral joke of his own.
“Full disclosure: I was wearing my ‘Lee Harvey Oswald Was Framed’ t-shirt,” Sasee wrote, prompting Cruz to post a photo of one of the Zodiac Killer’s infamous coded letters. This was a reference to the long-running — but completely unsubstantiated — rumor that Cruz himself is the unidentified serial killer.
full disclosure:
i was wearing my "Lee Harvey Oswald Was Framed" t-shirt https://t.co/93lKIizkVO— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 18, 2017
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 18, 2017
The Internet, of course, couldn’t keep it together in the wake of his mock confession. “We had a good run, y’all – the Internet was fun – but it is done now,” one user wrote in reply.
We had a good run, y’all - the internet was fun - but it is done now.
— Rob (@RobGrasing) October 18, 2017
See some of the best responses below.
Cancel the internet, it's over
— James Treakle (@JamesTreakle) October 18, 2017
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen. I almost want you to be president because of this tweet.
— ((Molly Jong??Fast)) (@MollyJongFast) October 18, 2017
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I think Ted Cruz just admitted to being the Zodiac Killer. https://t.co/xwwJcO9CS3
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 18, 2017
Ted Cruz as the Zodiac killer makes complete sense. Cruz was born 2 years after the first killing, giving him a tight alibi. Brilliant move.
— Ken Memphis (@ken_memphis) October 18, 2017
it is with deep sadness I must report that the Ted Cruz Is The Zodiac Killer meme has died after a long and happy life https://t.co/yDdzadNkG6
— Hannah Jewell (@hcjewell) October 18, 2017
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I'm supposed to be taking a mental health day today. But then I remembered Bernie's debating the zodiac killer on CNN l8ter.
— Winnie Wong (@WaywardWinifred) October 18, 2017
twitter was invented solely so we could all watch a Senator from Texas admit to being the zodiac killer https://t.co/uy9g1UY6qJ
— Thomas Moore (@Thomas_A_Moore) October 18, 2017
Half of Twitter when Ted Cruz tweets the Zodiac cipher pic.twitter.com/pj0JmjAH9s
— Dusty (@DustinGiebel) October 18, 2017
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good luck tonight ted pic.twitter.com/lxFLTaO7l1
— alt-left schrempf (@zarzarbinkss) October 18, 2017
This article originally appeared in Time.com