The Texas Republican angered fans of the rock star when he referenced her on a conservative talk show.
Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday mentioned rock singer Pat Benatar while describing a fantasy scenario involving child sacrifice, which resulted in a flood of derisive social media posts directed at Cruz.
During an appearance on Joe Pags’ syndicated talk show, Cruz was asked by the conservative host if the U.S. Senate would vote to convict President Joe Biden if he were ever to be impeached.
« I don’t think Senate Democrats, if you had video of Joe Biden murdering children, dressed as the devil under a full moon while singing Pat Benatar, they still wouldn’t vote to convict, » Cruz said.
Video of his reply to Pags’ question went viral, and Benatar’s name trended high on Twitter Thursday as a result.
« This is laughably ridiculous. And what the hell did Pat Benatar ever do to Ted Cruz? » one Twitter user said.
