Big Bird Comes Up With Scathing New Name For Sen. Ted Cruz In 'Late Show' Parody

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently attacked “Sesame Street” character Big Bird for helping to promote vaccination for the coronavirus. Now, Big Bird is fighting back... sort of.

A new “Late Show” spoof has the classic character giving Cruz a new description. And in true “Sesame Street” style, it takes the form of a song:

Here’s the seemingly innocuous tweet that kicked off days of right-wing outrage from Cruz and others:

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.