{"id":10860,"date":"2020-12-07T14:26:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T19:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=10860"},"modified":"2020-12-07T15:05:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:05:24","slug":"ted-cruz-manages-to-trigger-leftists-by-doing-something-millions-of-americans-do-every-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-manages-to-trigger-leftists-by-doing-something-millions-of-americans-do-every-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz Manages To Trigger Leftists by Doing Something Millions of Americans Do Every Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fted-cruz-manages-to-trigger-leftists-by-doing-something-millions-of-americans-do-every-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=10860&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas drew the ire of leftists on social media after he posted a photo of a healthy buck he bagged while hunting in southern Texas last week. In large parts of the country at this time of year, many Americans enjoy deer hunting. And some of them are prone to posting\u2026<\/p>\n<p>In large parts of the country at this time of year, many Americans enjoy deer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/utah-votes-make-hunting-fishing-constitutional-rights-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hunting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And some of them are prone to posting photos of their trophies on social media.<\/p>\n<p>On Facebook, in some orbits, that \u201clike\u201d button can\u2019t be clicked quickly enough.<\/p>\n<p>Some of us enjoy exercising our God-given rights to feed our families and to use firearms to help animal populations from getting out of control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-extras trending\"><strong>TRENDING:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/soros-open-society-foundation-president-steps-paving-way-potential-biden-admin-job\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-trending\">Soros&#8217; Open Society Foundation President Steps Down, Paving the Way for Potential Biden Admin Job<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-administration-announces-unprecedented-expansion-hunting-fishing-lands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunting<\/a>\u00a0for deer is arguably a civic duty.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-cruz-rakes-twitter-ceo-election-censorship-big-tech-massive-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cruz<\/a>, a frequent target for Twitter\u2019s leftists, triggered outrage after he posted an image of a deer he successfully found in his sights on a recent hunting outing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA beautiful day in South Texas,\u201d Cruz tweeted on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In a picture with the tweet, Cruz posed holding the antlers of a buck he\u2019d apparently shot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=WestJournalism&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1335072391869984769&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fted-cruz-manages-trigger-leftists-something-millions-americans-every-year%2F&amp;siteScreenName=WestJournalism&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1335072391869984769\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More than 100,000 users liked the image, but the tweet didn\u2019t go over so well with leftists who apparently spend their fall seasons ruminating over how to denounce normal human behaviors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-cruz-unloads-dem-senator-mask-theatrics-complete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cruz<\/a>\u00a0was attacked by droves of the triggered Twitter lefties.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC2-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC2\">\n<div id=\"IC2\" class=\"fixed-size\" data-google-query-id=\"CJPMpqLVvO0CFR3Q4wcdzKEF5Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/101957818\/IC2_CT_LGSX_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=WestJournalism&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1335074023240331269&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fted-cruz-manages-trigger-leftists-something-millions-americans-every-year%2F&amp;siteScreenName=WestJournalism&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1335074023240331269\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=WestJournalism&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1335072956897222657&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fted-cruz-manages-trigger-leftists-something-millions-americans-every-year%2F&amp;siteScreenName=WestJournalism&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1335072956897222657\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, many of these critics are not aware of how common and popular hunting and fishing are in this country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\">\n<form id=\"firefly-poll\" class=\"firefly-poll\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates 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You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the most recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/pressreleases\/new-5-year-report-shows-1016-million-americans-participated-hunting-fishing-wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five-year report<\/a>\u00a0from the Department of the Interior\u2019s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, published in September 2017, 101.6 million Americans participated in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunters-donate-astounding-348535-pounds-meat-local-food-banks-food-pantries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hunting<\/a>, fishing or other wildlife activities in the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. Department of the Interior announced a new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that shows that 101.6 million Americans \u201440 percent of the U.S. population 16 years old and older \u2014 participated in wildlife-related activities in 2016, such as hunting, fishing, and wildlife-watching,\u201d the agency stated.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, 11.5 million qualified as hunters, the report stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHunters and anglers are at the backbone of American conservation, so the more sportsmen and women we have, the better off our wildlife will be,\u201d then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said in the report.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-cruz-highlights-stunning-revelation-trump-donors-vs-biden-donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cruz<\/a>\u00a0is no outlier for enjoying hunting.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, many of the critics are probably coastal elites or urban residents who can\u2019t conceptualize spending time outdoors going after big game or casting a line.<\/p>\n<p>They will never know the thrill of serving food at the table that was caught or killed through their own efforts.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re apparently to assume they\u2019re all vegan, and they ignore the meats sold at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-amazon-says-whole-foods-just-beginning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whole Foods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They apparently prefer targeting political opponents online for exercising their rights.<\/p>\n<p>The reaction\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-cruz-rips-apart-cbs-airing-tara-reade-interview-australia-not-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cruz<\/a>\u00a0received did little more than make a stronger argument for the Electoral College.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re supposed to let these people make the country\u2019s decisions, when they don\u2019t have the stomach to see an image of a man successfully taking down a buck on Twitter?<\/p>\n<p>Keyboard warriors might be good at harassing others on social media, but most could probably never hang with the 101 million Americans who take advantage of the great outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>On the bright side, that only means more deer chili and fresh filets for the rest of us.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-cruz-manages-trigger-leftists-something-millions-americans-every-year\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ted Cruz Manages To Trigger Leftists by Doing Something Millions of Americans Do Every Year<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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