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 In two videos posted to Twitter, a small group of activists can be seen confronting the Texas Republican and his wife, Heidi, as the couple makes their way to a table at Fiola, an Italian restaurant near the Capitol building. 
  
 The videos have garnered more than 1.2 million views since they were posted late Monday. 
  
 BREAKING. Activists just chased @TedCruz out of a fancy Washington DC restaurant, chanting "We Believe Survivors!" 
  
  
  
 Cruz has been friends with creep Kavanaugh for 20 years. Now Cruz is on judiciary committee hearing his testimony. 
  
  
  
 Fascists not welcome! #CancelKavanugh pic.twitter.com/7mx6Tc32za — Smash Racism DC (@SmashRacismDC) September 25, 2018 
  
 The first video shows a woman who identities herself as a constituent of the Texas Republican and a survivor of sexual assault questioning him about his vote on the controversial nominee. 
  
 "I'd love to talk with you about Brett Kavanaugh tonight," she says. "I'm a constituent. Love to know what your vote is going to be tonight. I know that you're very close friends with Mr. Kavanaugh. And do you believe survivors, sir?" 
  
 Read More ||||| Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was forced out of the D.C. restaurant Fiola on Monday night by protesters denouncing his friendship with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. An activist group posted a video on Twitter showing Cruz and his wife being chased out of the restaurant by protesters chanting “We believe survivors!” At one point, a man tells Cruz that Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat running against him in November, is “way hotter” than him. Another asks if he will “confirm [his] best friend Brett Kavanaugh?” Cruz then tells the loud crowd “God bless you” and asks them to let his wife through. In a separate clip, a woman claiming to be his constituent asks him how he will vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation and if he “believes survivors.” Cruz responds, “God bless you, ma’am.” Protesters also gathered outside Cruz’s Austin office earlier Monday to support Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, who have both accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. O'Rourke responded to his opponent’s ouster via Twitter with support for the Cruz family. “Not right that Senator Cruz and his wife Heidi were surrounded and forced to leave a restaurant last night because of protesters,” he wrote. “The Cruz family should be treated with respect.” ||||| Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. 
  
 / Updated By Adam Edelman 
  
 Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his wife were chased out of a Washington, D.C., restaurant Monday night by anti-Brett Kavanaugh protesters chanting, "We believe survivors." 
  
 Videos of the incident was posted to Twitter by a group called "Smash Racism DC." 
  
 The videos show a group of protesters heckling Cruz and his wife, Heidi, over President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee as the pair attempt to work their way through the crowd toward the exit. 
  
 One protester yells, "Are you going to confirm your best friend Brett Kavanaugh?" Another demonstrator shouts, "Vote no on Kavanaugh." A third protester raises her middle finger at Cruz. 
  
 An employee of the restaurant is seen helping the Cruzes leave, and after they do, the protesters are asked to leave, too. 
  
 The Daily Beast identified the restaurant as Fiola, an upscale Italian eatery near the Smithsonian Institution. 
  
 Cruz's office did not respond to questions from NBC News about the incident. 
  
 Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, who is challenging Cruz for his Senate seat in November, said on Twitter Tuesday that it was "not right" that the senator and his wife were "surrounded and forced to leave a restaurant last night because of protesters." 
  
 "The Cruz family should be treated with respect," he added. 
  
 The incident marks another round of turbulence surrounding the confirmation of Kavanaugh, who is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct dating back to when he was in high school and college. He has vigorously denied the allegations. 
  
 Cruz is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which on Thursday will hear testimony from Kavanaugh and one of his accusers, Christine Blasey Ford. 
  
 Other politicians and Trump administration officials have been confronted in public in recent months, including former Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, who was urged by a woman holding her young son to resign amid a slew of scandals, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who was heckled at a Mexican restaurant by a group protesting the Trump's policy of separating families at the southern border. |||||Summary:

– Sen. Ted Cruz was heckled at a Washington, DC, restaurant Monday and walked out with his wife as activists chanted, "We believe survivors!" Two videos of the incident at Fiola, an Italian restaurant, show people asking the senator about his upcoming vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, CNN reports. "I'd love to talk with you about Brett Kavanaugh tonight," says a woman who describes herself as a Cruz constituent and sexual-assault survivor. "Love to know what your vote is going to be tonight. I know that you're very close friends with Mr. Kavanaugh. And do you believe survivors, sir?" The Texas Republican reaches out to shake her hand, saying, "God bless you, ma'am," and she says, "Bless you as well. Really appreciate you." The protesters keep challenging Cruz and his wife, Heidi, as they head for the door, shouting, "Are you going to confirm your best friend Brett Kavanaugh?" and "Vote no on Kavanaugh," NBC News reports. One activist gives Cruz the middle finger while another can be heard calling Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat challenging Cruz for his Senate seat, "way hotter" than him, per the Daily Beast. But O'Rourke tweeted Tuesday that it's "not right" for Cruz and his wife to be "surrounded and forced to leave a restaurant" by protesters: "The Cruz family should be treated with respect," he writes. Cruz isn't alone among Republicans: Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen have all encountered friction in restaurants.