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Ted Cruz Raises Money By Signing, Selling Copies Of Dr. Seuss Book He Did Not Write

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (R-Texas) is trying to cash in on the trendy conservative “cancel culture” by signing and selling hundreds of copies of a children’s book that he did not write.Cruz, via fundraising emails and ads, this week asked supporters to pitch in $60 or more for a copy of ’s “Green Eggs and Ham” that he’d autographed himself. Copies are selling on for $4.79.Advertisement“Stand with Ted &amp; Dr. Seuss against the cancel culture mob to claim your signed copy of Green Eggs and Ham!” the politician urged on :“Right now, the far left is trying to ‘CANCEL’ Dr. Seuss,” Cruz declared in a paid Facebook ad. “As someone who has always been a big fan of Green Eggs and Ham, I won’t let that stand,” he wrote. “So please rush an urgent Contribution of $60 and I’ll sign a copy of Green, Eggs, and Ham just for you!”AdvertisementIn an email, Thursday of signing “another 175 copies” because “the response to this has been HUGE.” He described the book signed by him as a “cancel culture collectible.”Ted Cruz, who did not write Green Eggs and Ham, is signing copies of that book and giving it to people who donate $60. — Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki)Cruz’s fundraising follows Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ to pull six Dr. Seuss books that featured outdated and racist imagery.“Green Eggs and Ham” ― which actually read in the Senate to filibuster then-President Barack Obama’s health care law ― was not one of the books removed from circulation.But that hasn’t stopped and from using the book as in their culture wars, falsely linking the decision to President Joe Biden and Democrats.AdvertisementCruz himself puzzled many online. did not respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.Critics on Twitter, however, reminded Cruz of his rhetoric that helped encourage U.S. Capitol rioters and his misguided Cancún vacation during a winter power and water crisis in Texas.They also challenged him for signing and selling a book that was not his own:He should be signing this: — Peter Beckman (@PeterBeckman661)That’s not even one of the books being retired! What a dummy.— Jessica Webster (@A2Jess)Seditious prick Rafael is taking fundraising to an illegal level by signing his repugnant signature on Dr. Seuss books, books that he never wrote, and selling them for $60 each. How he’s not under massive criminal investigations right now is beyond me.— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila)The Dr. Seuss Foundation should sue him.— Gramma Jules (@pawz12_oh)AdvertisementI WILL SIGN A CAN OF GOYA BEANS FOR $10,000!!!— Jon Erickson (@superamerickson)Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (R-Texas) is trying to cash in on the trendy conservative “cancel culture” by signing and selling hundreds of copies of a children’s book that he did not write.Cruz, via fundraising emails and ads, this week asked supporters to pitch in $60 or more for a copy of ’s “Green Eggs and Ham” that he’d autographed himself. Copies are selling on for $4.79.Advertisement“Stand with Ted &amp; Dr. Seuss against the cancel culture mob to claim your signed copy of Green Eggs and Ham!” the politician urged on :“Right...

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