Ted Cruz is an evangelical Christian who once defended a ban on dildos in Texas, has referred to birth control as “abortifacients,” and pulled an ad during the 2016 primary when he discovered one of the actors he’d hired was a softcore porn actress.

I thought that was important context for this:

Sen. Ted Cruz‘s official Twitter account appeared to “like” an explicit tweet Monday night, causing a stir on social media.

The Texas senator’s account, which has more than 3 million followers, liked a tweet from the account @SexuallPosts, which posts explicit content and porn. The “like” was later removed from the senator’s account, Cruz’s senior communications adviser Catherine Frazier said.

The offensive tweet posted on @tedcruz account earlier has been removed by staff and reported to Twitter

— Catherine Frazier (@catblackfrazier) September 12, 2017

So… that happened.  It’s amusing and hard to know where to take the joke, but in this age of Trump, Ted can probably ride it out by doing nothing. No attempt to say “my account was hacked”.  Just…. nothing.

UPDATE:  I stand corrected.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) says that “a staffing issue” led to his official Twitter account “liking” a pornographic image overnight.

— Ed O'Keefe (@edatpost) September 12, 2017

Cruz told reporters: “there are a number of people on the team who have access to the account."

— Ed O'Keefe (@edatpost) September 12, 2017

CRUZ: "It appears that someone inadvertently hit the ‘like’ button and when we discovered the post… we pulled it down.”

— Ed O'Keefe (@edatpost) September 12, 2017

Cruz wouldn't name the staffer; nor what discipline they might face; it is “still being discussed” whether person will access the account.

— Ed O'Keefe (@edatpost) September 12, 2017