A Twitter fight broke out between Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and actor Seth Rogen late Wednesday after the Republican senator attacked President Joe Biden over his executive action to have the United States rejoin the Paris climate accord.
“By signing this order, President Biden indicates that he’s more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh. This agreement will do little to affect the climate and will harm the livelihoods of Americans,” Cruz tweeted.
Rogen, a vocal critic of Trump and his supporters, responded to Cruz’s tweet, writing, “F— off you facist.”
Cruz then responded to Rogen’s comment in a later tweet, tagging Rogen and writing, “Charming, civil, educated response.”
“If you’re a rich, angry Hollywood celebrity, today’s Dems are the party for you,” Cruz added. “If you’re blue-collar, if you’re a union member, if you work in energy or manufacturing…not so much.”
The actor and comedian then replied to this tweet, again calling the Texas senator a “facist” and telling him, “Go encourage a white supremacist insurrection again you f—ing clown.”
Cruz has been criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike for his role in challenging the 2020 presidential election results, which some argue helped contribute to the deadly Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot at the Capitol in protest of Congress’s certification of Biden’s win.
In a separate tweet minutes later, Rogen wrote, “If you’re a white supremacist fascist who doesn’t find it offensive when someone calls your wife ugly, Ted Cruz is the exact motherf—er for you.”
In a reply to this tweet, Rogen then directly refuted Cruz’s tweet, with the actor pointing out that he belongs to “four unions.”
Rogen’s tweet also referenced an incident during the 2016 GOP primary when President Trump mocked Cruz’s wife.
Biden’s executive action fulfilled a pledge to reenter the environmental agreement after former President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the global pact.
Trump had withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement over claims that it unfairly impacted American workers and “disadvantages the United States to the exclusive benefit of other countries.”
However, Biden has expressed his support for the agreement as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boost the U.S. economy that has been severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden’s climate plan calls for the electric sector to reach carbon neutrality by 2035. That effort would be accompanied by a large investment in various clean energy technologies, which Biden has argued will create jobs and draw customers from around the world.
Check the Twitter exchange below.
Fuck off you fascist.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 21, 2021
Haha get fucked fascist. Go encourage a white supremacist insurrection again you fucking clown.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 21, 2021
Also I’m in four unions.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 21, 2021
