Social media asks if Cruz and Cubs owner are twins after viral photo

A photo with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts went viral Wednesday, with social media users joking about how similar the two men look.

After Cruz tweeted the photo, he shared an article speculating that he and Ricketts might be the same person, joking that people “keep insulting Tom by saying he looks like me. Poor guy.”

Great to host Tom Ricketts. Congrats on the World Series. (Should have been the @Astros!) pic.twitter.com/M5FTY59MeJ

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) June 28, 2017 

For some reason, ppl keep insulting Tom by saying he looks like me. Poor guy.

For @SInow, here’s photo evidence! https://t.co/FvLMA2uQnb pic.twitter.com/kF1wgt8Im7

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) June 28, 2017

{mosads}Twitter users quickly latched on to the photo, sharing it with suggestions that the two men might be twins separated at birth.

One user even switched their faces. 

omfg i completely switched their faces and nothing changed wat is going on here pic.twitter.com/h9FzHt8avt

— darth:™ (@darth) June 28, 2017

pic.twitter.com/TpRzWfTpyn

— Seth Andrew (@SethAndrewY) June 28, 2017

2016: will we ever find the zodiac killer?
2017: oh wow there are two zodiac killers https://t.co/ykzaQr437t

— Caitlin Kelly (@caitlin__kelly) June 28, 2017

Somehow we’re still alive even after Tom Ricketts and Ted Cruz were photographed at the same place and the same time. https://t.co/HLJlDWZKEi

— Brian Crozier (@BriCrozier) June 28, 2017

Talk about Twinning: Ted Cruz is #Cubs Tom Ricketts’ döppelganger https://t.co/na2GbsKphW pic.twitter.com/tKGgtxetdv

— Sun-Times Sports (@suntimes_sports) June 28, 2017

Pictured: Ted Cruz (left), Ted Cruz (right)

— Maq (@elmaquino) June 28, 2017

Dear God, they are cloning Ted Cruz. https://t.co/kdYmfKREvj

— Ryan J. Davis (@RyanNewYork) June 28, 2017