'Oh snap': Ted Cruz fact checks, but laughs at Jared-Ivanka eclipse joke

So this joke was making the rounds yesterday after President Trump briefly looked at the eclipse without his glasses on:

Per sources: Ivanka/Jared among those pushing Trump to keep protective glasses on during eclipse Monday, "disappointed" that he did not…

— Benjamin Landy (@Ben_Landy) August 21, 2017

Senator Ted Cruz then fact-checked it, but still thought it was funny:

Not true, but funny! https://t.co/xdgfYSNZRL

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 22, 2017

He’s right, but…

Oh snap https://t.co/iUsxbWjRIu

— Celeste Katz Marston (@CelesteKatzNYC) August 22, 2017

As for Sen. Cruz, he did wear his protective eyewear at all times:

.@TedCruz at #Eclipse2017 viewing in San Antonio pic.twitter.com/Dex6KuMnvO

— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) August 21, 2017

Watching the eclipse with @SAChamber Amazing! pic.twitter.com/9Yx8PjMCfd

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 21, 2017

And he posted these images of his kids doing eclipse science:

Catherine: if 1 eclipse is cool…then 11 eclipses at the same time are even cooler! pic.twitter.com/RDB3UCWM8k

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 21, 2017

Caroline & Catherine (and Snowflake), watching the eclipse with pinhole projectors. I did the same in 1979. #SoCool pic.twitter.com/hqF06dB7Tp

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 21, 2017

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