Ted Cruz shows off Winston Churchill ‘tattoo’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) got into the April Fools spirit Tuesday, displaying his Winston Churchill (temporary) tattoo on Fox News Channel.

After rolling up his sleeve and showing the hosts the tattoo, Cruz kindly suggested that they check the calendar for what day it was.

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Showing off a little fresh ink on @foxandfriends this morning. #AprilFoolsOrIsIt pic.twitter.com/XaEv8lOIJG

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 1, 2014

The gag tied together two recent pop culture phenomena involving Cruz: one being a poster featuring a Photoshopped version of a tatted-up Cruz, and the other being Cruz's recent attempt at a Winston Churchill impression.

Saw this, but noticed an error. So I wanted to make one thing clear: I don't smoke cigarettes http://t.co/3nn2740kkP pic.twitter.com/tPFNqg9vu8

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 15, 2014

(h/t to BuzzFeed's Andrew Kaczynski on the latter)