Ted Cruz Defends Chick-fil-A After San Antonio Blocks Chain From Opening Restaurant
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- Carlos Santoscoy
- | March 23, 2019
Texas Senator Ted Cruz on Friday defended Chick-fil-A after San Antonio blocked the eatery from opening a location at the city's airport.
Councilors cited the restaurant's “legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior” in narrowly voting in favor of excluding Chick-fil-A from a planned project at the airport.
(Related: San Antonio blocks Chick-fil-A from opening at airport over its opposition to LGBT rights.)
Cruz, an outspoken opponent of LGBT rights, criticized the move in a tweet.
“The citizens of San Antonio deserve more delicious sandwiches, and fewer rabid attacks against companies because of their charitable giving to the community. Come on,” Cruz said.
Chick-fil-A's charitable giving includes millions of dollars in donations to groups that oppose LGBT rights.
(Related: Chick-fil-A donated nearly $2 million to groups opposed to LGBT rights.)