Wil Wheaton slams Ted Cruz after saying his 5-year-old 'gets a spanking' when she lies

Earlier tonight in Iowa, Ted Cruz suggested that voters punish Hillary Clinton over Benghazi the same way he punishes his 5-year-old daughter when she lies — with a spanking!

.@tedcruz: Voters should spank Hillary Clinton like I spank my five-year old daughter. #IACaucus pic.twitter.com/FTdmrP4mTv

— Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) January 9, 2016

In IA, @tedcruz tells crowd that when his 5 yr old daughter lies "she gets a spanking." Suggests same for @HillaryClinton on Benghazi.

— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) January 8, 2016

Uh. Did Cruz just say Hillary needed a spanking? Verbate: pic.twitter.com/75PDEkis5T

— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) January 8, 2016

And actor Wil Wheaton was outraged over it:

Ted Cruz: "I hit my child. Hitting children is GREAT! I'm not a shitfuck at all. Vote for me!"

— Wil 'this account mocks fascists' Wheaton (@wilw) January 9, 2016

Hundreds and hundreds of replies from people who are appalled at the idea of parents hitting their children restores my faith in humanity.

— Wil 'this account mocks fascists' Wheaton (@wilw) January 9, 2016

. @Bass_JL no. It doesn't. It teaches children to be afraid of being hit by their parents. Fear is not respect.

— Wil 'this account mocks fascists' Wheaton (@wilw) January 9, 2016

Oh, come on. It. Was. A. Joke.

The quip, of course, has been turned into a larger commentary on Cruz’s parenting:

Wil Wheaton slams Ted Cruz after saying his 5-year-old 'gets a spanking' when she lies

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