Alyssa Milano shuts down Ted Cruz for being creepy on Twitter

Gross.
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Brian Koerber
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We could all use a hug sometimes, but nobody wants a hug from Sen. Ted Cruz.

Actress Alyssa Milano is known to get pretty political on Twitter, so it's surprising that Ted Cruz walked himself into this embarrassing situation, but then again, it's Ted Cruz.

Milano sent her 3.14 million followers a digital group hug on Tuesday, asking all to get in on the action. But when Cruz tried to get in on the action, things got weird.

"We all need a hug!" Cruz tweeted to Milano on Thursday along with a super creepy winky face emoji, usually reserved for, you know, sex stuff.

Sorry, Cruz, nobody wants to show you affection. Not even your blood relatives.

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While we're sure Cruz does in fact need a hug after his embarrassing run for President, Milano officially uninvited Cruz from the group hug.

Milano later followed up her dismissal with a suggestion for a more appropriate interaction for an active member of the US Senate.

Naturally, Twitter was pretty pumped about the shut down.

Remember: Ted Cruz is real bad at hugs. Remember that time he dropped out of the presidential race and swiftly elbowed his wife in the face?

Maybe just stick to holding hands, Teddy.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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