Chris Matthews: It’s ‘Unfortunate’ Ted Cruz Praised Michelle Obama

‘What does that tell you?’

Chris Matthews: It's 'Unfortunate' Ted Cruz Praised Michelle Obama for Not Wearing Hijab in Saudi Arabia (NewsBusters)

Hardball host Chris Matthews's disdain for Sen. Ted Cruz is so palpable he can't resist making a snide comment when noting a rare instance in which the Texas Republican praised the first lady, and that in the context of standing up for women's rights. 

"What do we make of First Lady Michelle Obama not wearing a veil over in Saudi Arabia?" Matthews rhetorically asked as he teased a segment on the January 28 Hardball program.  "Some say she was not respectful enough. Some women's activists, rights activists, are praising her. And actually, this is unfortunate, she got a kudo from Ted Cruz, but what does that tell you?"

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