Cruz Blasts Washington Post Cartoonist for Depicting Daughters as Monkeys

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, whose odds of becoming the U.S. Presidential GOP nominee for 2016 remained at 3-1, blasted the Washington Post for briefly posting an editorial cartoon on its website depicting his young daughters as monkeys and criticizing him for featuring them in the political area.


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The cartoon by Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes on Tuesday showed Cruz as an organ grinder street entertainer in a Santa suit accompanied by two small dancing monkeys. On Twitter, Telnaes said she was justified in including the children because Cruz, who is among the top Republicans seeking the party's nomination for the November 2016 election, had used them in a political ad.


Cruz, a U.S. senator representing Texas, quickly responded with a campaign fundraising appeal criticizing "the liberal media" and seeking financial contributions to "send a message to The Washington Post."
"Classy. @washingtonpost makes fun of my girls,"

Cruz said on Twitter. "Stick w/ attacking me--Caroline & Catherine are out of your league.”

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power had Cruz in a near dead heat against Florida Senator Marco Rubio as the favorite to be nominated in 2016 at 9/4.