What do Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz and Duke basketball player Grayson Allen have in common? Not much, other than looking like the exact same person.
The Internet observed as much earlier this month, and the evidence is pretty undeniable.
https://twitter.com/KatzM/status/710501412946452481
With Cruz on the campaign trail and Allen in the NCAA Tournament — until the Blue Devils lost Thursday, that is — the doppelganger pair has received plenty of attention. So, CNN’s Betsy Klein decided to finally confront Cruz on Friday about his alarming resemblance to the Duke guard.
.@tedcruz on his doppelgänger @GraysonJAllen pic.twitter.com/E4wjDW9vUm
— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) March 25, 2016
Cruz stands at just 5-foot-8 while Allen is listed at 6-foot-5, but we’re still not convinced they’re different people. Still, Cruz continued to lightheartedly deny he’s not Allen, claiming he “doesn’t have the hops” to be the 20-year-old guard.
Ted Cruz to @betsy_klein denying he is Grayson Allen: pic.twitter.com/sgL4ONsbQS
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) March 26, 2016
Whatever you say, Ted.
Thumbnail photo via Salwan Georges/Detroit Free Press via USA TODAY NETWORK
