'Um, get a job': Ted Cruz's response to article claiming jobless Americans have 'few options' after seven million lost their benefits
Texas Senator Ted Cruz shared an article on Twitter Monday night that questioned the path forward for millions of Americans who lost unemployment benefits Texas Republican Senator told more than 7 million Americans whose federal COVID unemployment benefits expired on Monday to 'get a job' that night, predictably provoking outraged responses from across the internet. The conservative lawmaker shared an Associated Press article on the unemployment stipend drying up on Twitter late Monday night. It was headlined 'Jobless Americans have few options as benefits expire.' 'Um, get a job?' Cruz wrote in an apparent answer to the outlet. 'There are millions of vacancies, and small businesses across the Nation are desperate for workers.' People on the social media site lashed out within hours. 'I wish someone would take yours,' wrote Daily Beast editor-at-large Molly Jong-Fast. Music critic Anthony Fantano replied to Cruz, 'Do you know any jobs where