Kacey Musgraves, Beto O’Rourke.Photo: Erika Goldring/FilmMagic; Brandon Bell/Getty
Nearly a week after taking a dig at Texas SenatorTed Cruzduring her set at the festival’s first weekend, the Grammy-winning country singer-songwriter, 34, welcomed the Lone Star State’s current gubernatorial candidate O’Rourke, 50, to the stage.
O’Rourke then walked onstage and gave Musgraves a beer, which she accepted from his hand and sipped, as the politician received ravenous applause from the crowd — which then chanted “Beto!”
“@KaceyMusgravesfor Beto!” read a tweet from O’Rourke’s campaignTwitteraccount, posted alongside a video clip of the interaction.
Last week, Musgraves shaded Cruz, 51, during a performance of “High Horse” at ACL. In a video shared to Twitter, sheadded the senator’s name into her lyricswhile singing, “cause everyone knows someone who kills the buzz // every time they open their mouth… Ted Cruz.”
“I said what I said,” Musgraves added as the audience erupted into cheers.
Kacey Musgraves, Ted Cruz.Rick Kern/WireImage; Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty
When millions ofTexas residents were living without electricity, water, and heat during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, Musgravescame up with a way to fundraise— while also trolling Cruz, who took atrip with his family to Cancún, Mexico amid thedevastating climate crisis.
He quickly turned around and headed back to the States, first claiming he’d only intended for the short getaway, then admitting heplanned through the weekend.
Kacey Musgraves.Rick Kern/WireImage
Musgraves jokingly tweeted after: “*makes ‘CRUZIN FOR A BRUZIN’ tees * donates profits to Texans in need,” and about an hour later replied, “Link coming soon. Don’t RUN OFF anywhere…”
A few hours later, the Grammy-winning country star tweeted a link to hershopwith the shirts for sale, writing, “Texas is cold, I can be cold” — a play on the lyrics from her hit song “Slow Burn.”
All sales proceeds directly supported Texans and “homeless immigrants seeking shelter and food, per Musgraves.
source: people.com
