Ted Cruz rips the media for "fixation" with blackface and will "shill" for Democrats

S in. Ted Cruz condemned the media coverage of the controversy surrounding Virginia Governor Ralph Northam.

In a pair of tweets on Saturday night, Texas Republican claimed that the media was asking the wrong questions about a racist photo appearing in the Northam Medical School directory.

"Media fixation with the black face (" was he dressed in Michael Jackson? ") Mask the most damning point: whoever voluntarily chooses to celebrate the evil KKK is not fit to hold office The media should ask: did you select this image to represent what you believe? "he tweeted.

"And why do the media relentlessly fear for Dems, they will not cover Northam's infanticide defense, but they will ask him if he can walk on the moon …", he said in a statement. other speech.

Northam has so far resisted calls for resignations from his own party after the publication of a photo in his 1984 medical school yearbook depicting a man at black face and a man wearing a Ku Klux Klan dress. At a press conference Saturday, he came back on his apology the day before and said that he did not think he was in the photo.

Northam also stated that he did not choose to appear on his page. He also admitted to having worn Blackface the same year to dress up as singer Michael Jackson for a talent show.

During this press conference, many questions were raised about the photo: Northam will resign, his participation in the redaction of the directory and his wearing of polish to darken the complexion of his costume from Michael Jackson? blackface or in KKK costume. Northam was even asked if he could still "walk on the moon" after declaring he had learned the dance for the competition.

Very little attention was given to the other controversy that Northam had faced earlier in the week – his comments on a bill that would ease restrictions on abortion.

Northam on Wednesday defended a series of critics, particularly in conservative circles, for scandalizing the bill to abolish restrictions on third-party abortions in his state had "reached a disproportionate proportion ". on a subcommittee.

Cruz also condemned Northam for these comments.

"The heart of VA: The abortion dogma against abortion is so extreme that it advocates ending a baby's life AFTER its birth. Every human life is precious – a gift from God – and the embrace of the modern Democratic Party Late abortion (or after birth) is really tragic, "tweeted Cruz.