Texas artist responds to Ted Cruz's 'come and take it' Thanksgiving post with sobering tweet

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An El Paso artist was one of many who responded to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's Thanksgiving tweet that some say is insensitive to the coronavirus crisis.

On Saturday, Cruz posted a photo showing a turkey on a platter with a star above it with the words "Come and Take It" on the bottom of the dish. It comes after several health officials are urging citizens to rethink their Thanksgiving plans and to cancel large gatherings in response to the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.

Patrick Gabaldon retweeted Cruz's post and included a drawing he created depicting a doctor pushing a hospital bed with presumably a COVID-19 patient's body on it. "Come and See it" is written on the drawing with a mountain in the background to represent El Paso, a city experiencing a dramatic surge in local cases.

Others on Twitter responded to Cruz's tweet with a similar message to the one Gabaldon attempted to convey with his drawing. Twitter user @abandonedameric made a drawing that had the well-known image of the coronavirus, and it read "Come and Get It."

"Fixed it for you, Ted," the user tweeted.

Read more: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/El-Paso-artist-responds-to-Ted-Cruz-s-come-and-15748032.php

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