Sen. Ben Sasse offered up a brief moment of comic relief during Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ tense Senate testimony.
Following a heated exchange between Sessions and Minnesota Democrat Sen. Al Franken during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Sasse admitted he spilled a Dr. Pepper on Sen. Ted Cruz.
.@BenSasse apologies for distracting AG @jeffsessions: “I dumped a Dr. Pepper on Senator Cruz” pic.twitter.com/IK7fCQZlv5
— Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) October 18, 2017
“There was some drama there,” the Nebraska Republican awkwardly apologized. “Sorry to have added to the drama and distracted you for a minute. I was paying enough attention there that I dumped a Dr. Pepper on Senator Cruz. So, that’s what was—uh—distracting us on this side of the dais.”
After heated Sessions/Franken exchange, Ben Sasse opens up by saying he accidentally dumped a Dr. Pepper on Ted Cruz
— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) October 18, 2017
.@BenSasse apologizes after Franken-Sessions exchange, explaining he accidentally “dumped a Dr. Pepper on Sen. Cruz”
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) October 18, 2017
Sen. Sasse is up now. He apologizes to Sessions for any disturbance on that side of the dias because Sasse spilled a Dr. Pepper on Cruz.
— Emma Loop (@LoopEmma) October 18, 2017
While there was some laughter in the room, the incident inevitably moved on to social media as Cruz responded.
MEMO TO OFFICE:
Please place a picture of @BenSasse above the @drpepper fridge in our lobby.
He is now cut off. https://t.co/C9tj5wQ6tD pic.twitter.com/6PH6HCFSoJ
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 18, 2017
The refrigerator in the lobby is filled with the brand’s products as Dr. Pepper is a Texas-based company, a Cruz spokeswoman told Fox News.
If you’re going to dump any drink on a senator from Texas, Dr. Pepper is the correct choice. https://t.co/UyAV1OHW30
— Corie Whalen (@CorieWhalen) October 18, 2017
“If we can’t trust @BenSasse with a Dr. Pepper how can we trust him with our real Doctors???!!!1″ — Democrat blast going out soon probably
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 18, 2017
Pretty much par for the course in all Texas households. #DrPepper is life.
— ?Drew Turner? (@DrewTurner73) October 18, 2017
At one point, Sasse seemed to refer to the conspiracy theory about Cruz’s father assassinating JFK, which President Trump brought up during the 2016 election campaign.
If I were sitting with the son of the guy who killed Kennedy I might do worse than spill some Dr Pepper.
— Neil Hansen (@njh2005) October 18, 2017
full disclosure:
i was wearing my “Lee Harvey Oswald Was Framed” t-shirt https://t.co/93lKIizkVO— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 18, 2017
Cruz kicked it back with an image of the Zodiac cipher, referring to the strange meme that popped up again during the campaign suggesting “Zodiac Ted” was the unidentified California Zodiac Killer.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 18, 2017
This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen. I almost want you to be president because of this tweet.
— ((Molly Jong☠️Fast)) (@MollyJongFast) October 18, 2017
so i found “rafael” in here but haven’t decoded “grassy knoll” yet https://t.co/wVb2GMTf2i
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 18, 2017
When one Twitter user wondered if the spill was really accidental, the senator had a quick reply.
hmm. “Accidentally,” @BenSasse? https://t.co/4xx1ll3Qq7
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) October 18, 2017
No comment https://t.co/pBkyjX4jXu
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 18, 2017
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I kid you not, Ben Sasse had to apologize to Jeff Sessions for accidentally spilling Dr. Pepper on Ted Cruz and creating a distraction.
— Francesca Chambers (@fran_chambers) October 18, 2017
Accidentally. https://t.co/fVgfvOVHRT
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) October 18, 2017
“accidentally”
— Tempest (@tbiz85) October 18, 2017
In that moment, Dr Pepper became president.
— Sir Thopas (@Sir_Thopas) October 18, 2017
Most memorable moment from Sen. Sasse comes–not questioning Sessions–but when he accidentally “dumped a Dr. Pepper on Sen.Ted Cruz.”?Neat.
— Tena Ezzeddine (@TenaNYCLA) October 18, 2017
Sen. Sasse “accidentally” spilling Dr Pepper on Sen. Ted Cruz should have a meme.
— Tena Ezzeddine (@TenaNYCLA) October 18, 2017
@BenSasse @tedcruz A story for all time. ?
— Adam Hainline (@AdamHainline) October 18, 2017
Is it just me or has Ted Cruz actually become funny?
— charity (@charitabee) October 18, 2017
Cruz wins Twitter again. https://t.co/5nzmEi11tO
— Beth Cole (@bcoleintn) October 18, 2017
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