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Ted Cruz's weird beard briefly distracted us all from Trump's border stunt

Everything's bearder in Texas.

Nicole Gallucci

on January 10, 2019

Ted Cruz's weird beard briefly distracted us all from Trump's border stunt

US President Donald Trump(L) speaks after he received a briefing on border security next to Sen. Ted Cruz R-TX near the Rio Grande in McAllen, Texas, on January 10, 2019. - Trump travelled to the US-Mexico border as part of his all-out offensive to build a wall, a day after he stormed out of negotiations when Democratic opponents refused to agree to fund the project in exchange for an end to a painful government shutdown. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Credit: AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump really did it, folks. Against all odds he found a way to distract the world from the 19 day government shut down — if only for a few minutes.

On Thursday, Trump took a trip down to the Mexican border to discuss the immigration crisis with border patrol agents, and guess who stood next to him: Senator Ted Cruz. But more importantly, Ted Cruz's weird new beard.

Because it's Texas (and Cruz likes to kiss ass) the Senator stopped by to support Trump, but it's his beard that wound up stealing the spotlight. Seriously. The internet couldn't look away.

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We first saw Cruz's "beard" back in Nov. 2018, when he debuted a ~~dryer lint~~ hair-covered face after Thanksgiving. Since then, it's filled out a bit. But the two gray portions especially are confusing the hell out of people.

So when Cruz stood beside Trump at the border, his facial hair unsurprisingly mesmerized the masses. Jokes started to fly and there were Wolverine comparisons a'plenty.

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It's been a big day for beards in Texas, as a scruffy Beto O'Rourke made waves on Instagram live hours earlier. Beto and beard visited the dentist, but now that Ted and beard are in the picture some comparisons are being drawn.

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You know what they say. Everything's bearder in Texas.

Topics Donald Trump Politics

Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.