Ted Cruz said he doesn't understand how former "SNL" actorPete Davidson dates "hot women."- Cruz also brought up Davidson's previous relationship with
Kate Beckinsale : "Really? The 'SNL' dude?"
Texas Senator Ted Cruz asked how someone like $4 gets "all of these, like, hot women" during a recent podcast episode of the "Verdict with Ted Cruz."
Cruz' co-host, Michael Knowles, read a viewer question asking Cruz about "toxic femininity," in a segment of the podcast that was published on Thursday.
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"The Women's March was this weekend. We are seeing women like Amber Heard, Jada Pinkett Smith, Megan Markle, Kim Kardashian. Is it time we start talking about toxic femininity?" the question read.
When Cruz got to speaking about Kardashian, who he said "seems fine," Knowles replied that he was "Team Kanye," to which Cruz began sharing his thoughts on Davidson.
"Pete Davidson, alright, how come that dude gets all of these, like, hot women?" Cruz asked.
Knowles replied, laughing: "Because of toxic femininity, Senator. That is the evidence that something has gone wrong."
"Pete Davidson was dating Kate Beckinsale," Cruz continued. "I mean, you're talking 'Underworld.' You're talking, like, super hot vampire in black leather trench coat. And you're like 'Really? The 'SNL' dude? Like wow.'"
Cruz was referring to Beckinsale's 2003 role in "Underworld," in which she $4 Beckinsale and Davidson $4 for a month in 2019.
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