Texas Senator Ted Cruz shared an article on Twitter Monday night that questioned the path forward for millions of Americans who lost unemployment benefits
Texas Republican Senator told more than 7 million Americans whose federal COVID unemployment benefits expired on Monday to 'get a job' that night, predictably provoking outraged responses from across the internet.
The conservative lawmaker shared an Associated Press article on the unemployment stipend drying up on Twitter late Monday night.
It was headlined 'Jobless Americans have few options as benefits expire.'
'Um, get a job?' Cruz wrote in an apparent answer to the outlet. 'There are millions of vacancies, and small businesses across the Nation are desperate for workers.'
People on the social media site lashed out within hours.
'I wish someone would take yours,' wrote Daily Beast editor-at-large Molly Jong-Fast.
Music critic Anthony Fantano replied to Cruz, 'Do you know any jobs where you can take your family on vacation while the people you're supposed to be serving are in the middle of a crisis?'
The Texas lawmaker suggested Americans who lost their pandemic unemployment benefits simply 'get a job'
He was referencing Cruz's family trip to Cancun, Mexico amid record-breaking winter conditions in February while millions of the senator's constituents lacked electricity and access to clean water.
Another Twitter user named Ms. Kops sarcastically asked Cruz, 'Can you tell us where to get a job like yours?'
'Says no to everything, on social media all day, full healthcare and pensions, $175,000 a year, no boss, frequent unrelated travel, 8 weeks paid vacation, no obligation or objectives, zero loyalty to your constituents,' she listed with a check mark emoji next to each item.
Actor George Takei shared an article on Cruz's statement on Twitter, writing: 'Your Republican party at work.'
And a group dedicated to flipping Texas's balance of power toward Democrats called Turn Texas Blue chimed in with its own retort.
'We all have a job Ted Cruz, and that job is to remove you from the Senate in 2024,' the group wrote referencing when Cruz's seat will once again be vulnerable in three years.
Cruz was lambasted across Twitter within hours for his comment
Meanwhile, more than 7 million Americans lost federal unemployment benefits yesterday and an additional 3 million stopped receiving a $300 weekly boost on checks as emergency
