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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted California<\/a> Gov. Gavin Newsom on social media, posting a clown emoji after the Golden State governor claimed that the lawmaker from the Lone Star State had called him “illiterate.”<\/p>\n

Cruz had actually referred<\/a> to Newsom as “historically illiterate.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Newsom<\/a>, who is dyslexic, fired back, writing, “Ted Cruz calling a dyslexic person illiterate is a new low, even for him.”<\/p>\n

THE MOST UNUSUAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: NEWSOM IS DYSLEXIC, STRUGGLES WITH SPEECHES, REJECTS \u2018LIBERAL\u2019 LABEL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Cruz pointed out that he had not claimed that the governor is unable to read.<\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t say you couldn\u2019t read, you [clown emoji],” Cruz responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TRUMP BLASTS NEWSOM’S UK PACT, WARNS FOREIGN LEADERS AS 2028 BUZZ BUILDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“I said you were ‘historically illiterate’,” he added, “because you apparently have no idea that Eisenhower federalized the national guard to stop Dem governors from defying federal law. Specifically, on September 23, 1957, President Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10730, federalizing the Arkansas National Guard & ordering U.S. Army troops (101st Airborne Div) to Little Rock, Arkansas. This action broke the blockade by Dem Gov Orval Faubus, allowing the Little Rock Nine to desegregate Central High School.”<\/p>\n

Others, including conservative talk radio host and OutKick founder Clay Travis, also weighed in on Newsom’s claim that Cruz<\/a> had called him illiterate.<\/p>\n

\u2018DOUBLING DOWN ON STUPID\u2019: NEWSOM, AOC, TRASH TRUMP AT EUROPEAN SUMMIT AS THEY RAISE 2028 PROFILES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“He called you \u2018historically illiterate,\u2019 which means you don\u2019t know basic history. You not having ever heard of this phrase or knowing what it means makes you a moron,” Travis wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ted-cruz-gavin-newsom-historically-illiterate-clown-emoji <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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