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You know some intern's going to cop the blame for this.

A very NSFW video987 Archivesgoing viral on Twitter, (no) thanks to Ted Cruz's official Twitter account. The Texas senator and former U.S. presidential hopeful liked a pretty graphic two-minute long video from @SexuallPosts.

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With over 3 million followers, the like from Cruz's verified account would have pushed the video to the news feeds of tens, if not hundreds of thousands of his followers' timelines.

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As of Tuesday morning, the like was still prominently atop Cruz's account.

Tons of people are cringing in the comments, and some are trying to let him know.

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We really, really, really hope this is a hack.

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