After his haircut, Sen. Ted Cruz said, "It was ridiculous to see somebody sentenced to seven days in jail for cutting hair."
WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, got a haircut Friday at the salon owned by Shelley Luther, who was briefly jailed for refusing to obey stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic.
The state's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Dallas County officials to free Luther while they weigh an appeal challenging her incarceration. More: Sanders, Harris, Markey want to give Americans $2,000 a month during coronavirus pandemic, but likely face GOP pushback During an interview on"Fox and Friends" Friday morning, President Donald Trump applauded Luther's defiance, saying she is an"incredible representative for a large group of people that want to do the same thing, they want to get back to work."Texas has had more than 36,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and about 1,000 deaths from the virus, according to Texas Health and Human Services.
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