CNN's John Harwood is upset at Ted Cruz for ~checks notes~ playing in a charity poker tournament last year

Greg P. | 2:01 PM on June 02, 2022

Sen. Ted Cruz posted this short video of him playing cards with legendary poker champion Phil Hellmuth, calling it “ridiculous fun”:

Head-to-head vs. an iconic poker player like @phil_hellmuth was ridiculous fun! pic.twitter.com/6aeiIB8q1W

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 1, 2022

And CNN’s John Harwood appears to have a problem with it (we’ll assume “Tes” Cruz is a typo):

Tes Cruz is having "ridiculous fun" https://t.co/M9oTvJCbCA

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 1, 2022

So, Harwood is angry at a politician using his downtime to play in an event for charity that happened LAST YEAR?

Last year, I played in a charity poker game on Poker After Dark with @MrBeast, @ClayTravis, @alexandravbotez, @GrahamStephan, @phil_hellmuth, and the legend himself: @TexDolly Doyle Brunson.

It was awesome! Catch the first episode here @pokergo:https://t.co/s3QMgUV6a7

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 1, 2022

The good news is Harwood has two more chances to be outraged:

We played this poker game several months ago—they just aired the first part (2 more to come).

I win this pot, but listen to the end: @phil_hellmuth calls my hand EXACTLY.

Maybe there’s a reason he has 15 bracelets…. https://t.co/wM30aRFYrs

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 2, 2022

The big winner of the night? Chess champion and Twitch streamer Alexandra Botez:

Enjoyed it @tedcruz! Great lineup w my guy @MrBeast, the all-time Legend @TexDolly “chess girl” @alexandravbotez (she crushed me!)@ClayTravis @GrahamStephan #POSITIVITY https://t.co/SWeUsajVD7

— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) June 1, 2022