'Why only in America?': UK reporter presses Sen. Cruz on gun control | USA TODAY

Moments after a vigil ended for the Uvalde shooting victims, a British reporter questioned Sen. Ted Cruz on gun control in the United States.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walked away from an interview after a reporter asked him why mass shootings happen “only in America,” in the wake of the shooting at a Texas elementary school this week.

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Cruz, who attended a vigil for the victims on Wednesday, was asked by a reporter with the news outlet Sky News if the tragedy marks “the moment to reform gun laws,

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[katherine]

Accusing others of having a “political agenda” is a free pass card for avoiding topics you don’t want to talk about 😒

[alexgalarza]

it's funny how he goes " you know it's easy to go to politics" but yet he can't seem to stop mentioning democrats 🤔

[spark-vision]

Why would people buy guns if it's the safest country on earth?

[beastly_brisket_man]

No point in trying to argue with people that have their mind made up.

[mirandapanda]

The ladies face when he asked "why does this only happen in your country?" Lol
She knew it would trigger him.

[ChaoticAtmosphere]

Hey Cruz, if America is the safest country on Earth, then why does everybody need to defend themselves with firearms?

[jeromepeters]

The fact that a man like this is a senator for Texas should tell you all you need to know about Texas.

[AlphaOmeg-yh]

He legit couldn’t answer the question and when he found an opening he deflected and resorted to cognitive dissonance.

[EvanEvans]

Only in America? This guy knows what London is like but he's being dishonest. Knife crime in the UK is horrific.

[lvclt]

Ted Cruz "It's easy to go to politics."
Are you not a politician?

[wesleyrodgers]

Isn't the safest.
Not the best work experience.
Not the best education.
Not the best healthcare...

[wpjccux]

Cruz got twisted up. He wasn't expecting follow-up questions. His NRA-approved talking points couldn't help him this time

[edix]

"why do people come to America? Because its the safest, freeist country in the world".... Erm....
Last time I checked America ranked 16th in the world for citizens freedoms, and 133rd in the world for The British guy he's shouting at has more freedoms in Britain and is much safer there than in the US.

[jggonzalez]

U know he’s out of touch when he calls this the safest country right after almost 20 young kids die

[snoozy]

Ted Cruz "Why is that people from all over the world come to America?"

Mostly 3rd world countries come to America for a better life. Not a lot of people from France, Australia, Norway, Denmark, etc..

[leeboriack]

~ Ted is a significant NRA beneficiary.
~ Ted fled to Mexico during a statewide blackout during an ice storm.
~ Ted’s daughters are in private school.
~ Ted was born in Canada and has dual citizenship.
~ Ted rides the fence of privilege and politics for personal gain.

[aadrianlee]

Don't give a inch were your guns are consirned American from the UK 👍👍👍

[ABresh-gj]

I mean the bottom line is are right to bear arms shall not be infringed. Just because a tragic event happened doesn’t mean your gonna disarm a entire country who’s roots are with firearms

[jaythegoat]

Everytime a republican leader gets pressed they automatically blame the media😂this dude is sorry

[edwardicus]

If you look closely, you actually see that the question actually affected him before he went into "politician mode". It was like something straight out of Get Out.