you do n't need a punch line . speaking in howell , mich. , cruz mentioned biden ’s name to a gop group , then , according to a reporter from the detroit news , said : “ you know the nice thing ? sen. ted cruz rapidly apologized wednesday after making a joke at the expense of vice president joe biden , whose son died during the weekend . # joebiden — chad livengood ( @chadlivengood ) june 3 , 2015 cruz has delivered the line at biden ’s expense in the past , but the timing of wednesday ’s remark , coming just add a location to your tweets when you tweet with a location , twitter stores that location . play facebook twitter embed ted cruz : i ’ m sorry about joe biden . vice president joe biden , " the texas senator said to faint laughter among 650 republicans packed in a howell banquet hall wednesday . " the next texas sen. ted cruz , a gop presidential candidate , quickly apologized wednesday night after cracking a joke he ’s used before about vice president biden , whose son beau died on saturday . at the next party you ’re at , just walk up to someone and say , ‘ vice president joe biden , " @tedcruz says to faint laughter . " cruz , speaking in michigan , trotted out an old line of his : “ joe biden … you know what the nice thing is ?