Internet slams Ted Cruz for calling Scarlett Johansson 'hot' while sympathizing with Katie Britt for her 'SNL' spoof

AUSTIN, TEXAS: Sen Ted Cruz (R-Tx) recently attempted to console Sen Katie Britt (R- Ala) after she received backlash for her Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address last week, per RadarOnline.

But in doing so, Cruz drew the ire of people online as the controversy stemmed from a recent episode of Cruz's podcast, ‘Verdict with Ted Cruz’, where he was criticized for objectifying Scarlett Johansson, whom he referred to as "hot."

During the Alabama senator's interview with Cruz, the topic of Johansson's portrayal of her 'scary mom' SOTU rebuttal on ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ opening segment was discussed, and Cruz's commentary on Johansson's appearance was deemed inappropriate by many.

What did Ted Cruz and Katie Britt say regarding SNL’s spoof of her GOP rebuttal?

Sen Ted Cruz attempted to cheer up Sen Katie Britt after she was viciously criticized online, by saying, "The thing that was the coolest is you’re played by Scarlett Johansson. Scarlett Johansson is hot."

“I mean, how awesome is that?” Britt replied.

"I am genuinely jealous ’cause, look, SNL has come after me a bunch of times, they don’t ever have Tom Cruise play me!" he continued. "How come you get a gorgeous movie star?… That is a real compliment that you ought to be pretty psyched with."

"Well, I actually was pretty pumped about that,” she remarked. “I thought, you know what, obviously (you) know we’re going to be the cold open, like how is this going to work out? And you wonder, who in the world is going to play you, right?”

“And I’ll be honest with you, a bingo card of 2024 for Katie Britt, I did not have this on it, right? And so certainly didn’t have Scarlett Johansson playing me," she added.

Britt continued, "We were talking to the kids about all of it and they were like, ‘Oh my gosh, mom,’ and da da da, and I said, ‘Look, it could be worse.’”

“I mean Scarlett Johansson. Here you have Black Widow, they bring in someone from Avengers to play me in the cold open. I’m here for it," she said in conclusion.

Sen. Cruz quipped, “By the way, in terms of Republican portrayals, like they have had some vicious ones. Okay, let’s start off with at least you were played by a woman. So when 'SNL' has had me, I’ve also been played by a woman."

The Texas Republican recalled how NBC’s famed weekly sketch comedy show picked cast member Aidy Bryant to play him in 2021.

“She’s really funny,” Cruz said of his portrayal by Bryant. “I laughed. I thought it was awesome. And she looks pretty good in the beard, by the way. It’s a good look.”

Internet slammed Ted Cruz for calling actor Scarlett Johansson 'hot'

People on X criticized both Sen Cruz and Sen Katie Britt for their respective remarks and reactions following Scarlett Johansson's 'SNL' skit.

One X user remarked: "@tedcruz You calling anyone "hot" makes stomachs turn at every corner. Do not do that."

Another user said: ""I'm not embarrassed, you're embarrassed"...and it's sort of true, the whole world is cringingly embarrassed for this person."

Another user wrote: "Two lunatics. UNLIMITED cope. What a joke MAGA is heading into 2024."

One user quipped: “I was pretty pumped they chose someone attractive to highlight how big of a f**king idiot I am”

Another X user asked: "Does she take script notes from Alina Habba? She got a very small glass of lemonade from that lemon."

Finally, this user tweeted: "Lol, Republicans are too dumb to know when they become a national laughing stock."

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