Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) was heckled at a Houston restaurant on Friday night, following his speech at the National Rifle Association’s convention in which he broadly rejected proposals for gun control, days after the Uvalde school shooting.
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After Cruz traveled to Cancún, Mexico, in February 2021, while millions of Texas residents were without power and safe drinking water amid freezing temperatures, the senator was heckled by rapper Bun B at a Houston Astros playoff game.On Friday night, Hernandez started off asking for a picture with Cruz, who was dining with his family at Uptown Sushi, according to video.
Knowing he was likely to get kicked out of the restaurant — which he was — Hernandez said he paid the bill for him and his wife ahead of time.
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