Former Bush aide on Ted Cruz getting chased out of DC restaurant: ‘Sick town’

Former President George W. Bush White House press secretary Ari Fleischer on Tuesday called it “awful” that protesters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh chased Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) out of a restaurant, adding that “Washington has become a sick town.”

“I lived in DC for 21 years. There were many contested, emotional battles,” Fleischer wrote on Twitter. “But this is awful. Washington has become a sick town.”

“Forcing people you don’t like out of restaurants, especially when they’re with their spouse, doesn’t solve any problems. It makes everything worse,” he continued.

I lived in DC for 21 years. There were many contested, emotional battles.

But this is awful. Washington has become a sick town.

Forcing people you don’t like out of restaurants, especially when they’re with their spouse, doesn’t solve any problems. It makes everything worse. https://t.co/Fr52kqlx1D

— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) September 25, 2018

Protesters on Monday evening swarmed Cruz and his wife at a D.C. restaurant, demanding to know if he would vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. 

“Senator, I have a right to know what your position is on Brett Kavanaugh,” a woman told Cruz.

“God bless you, ma’am,” Cruz responded. 

The crowd of protesters also chanted, “We believe survivors.”

Cruz left the restaurant amid the protests. 

Cruz’s opponent in his Senate race, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), on Tuesday defended Cruz following the incident.

“Not right that Senator Cruz and his wife Heidi were surrounded and forced to leave a restaurant last night because of protesters. The Cruz family should be treated with respect,” O’Rourke tweeted.