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5:32Now PlayingRight-wingers, including Ted Cruz, Marjorie Greene and more, lose their minds over the Grammys 2023 performance of the mega-hit song Unholy by Sam Smith and Kim Petras. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
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Ted Cruz declares the Grammys 'evil' after Sam Smith's Satanthemed set has conservatives saying it encourages devilworship
"Texas Sen. Ted Cruz denounced the Grammy Awards as "evil" after Sam Smith and Kim Petras performed a Satan-themed set at the ceremony Sunday night.
The pair made music history at the event with Petra becoming the first trans woman to win in the best pop duo/group performance category and Smith, the first non-binary artist.
But not everyone was impressed. "This…is…evil," commented Cruz, a Republican, of the performance in a tweet Sunday.
He was responding to a clip of Smith's performance posted by conservative podcaster Liz Wheeler, who commented "demons are teaching your kids to worship Satan. I could throw up.""
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