Washington DC (Reuters) — After leading the unsuccessful coup of President Trump, Beavis and Butt-Head are running as Democrats for President and Vice President of the United States. Although they did not say which of them would lead the country if elected, Beavis said Senator Ted Cruz motivated them to seek the nomination.

“When the Tedster unmasked our role in the Trump-Russia investigation, we knew we had to act,” Beavis said. “Uh huh. Huh. Huh.”

Butt-Head told reporters he expects their announcement to immunize them from prosecution and investigative journalism.

“We kicked ass for the Bureau of Beer, Fire, and Cigarettes, but it all started to go bad when Barack assigned us to Operation Crossfire Hurricane,” said Butt-Head. “Running as Democrats now will give us the deniability and protection we need to continue our careers as — huh, huh — public servants.”

“Yeah, public servants,” repeated Beavis. “Vote Beavis and Butt-Head in 2020 and you can get ahead and stay ahead. Huh, huh.”

“Get a head,” snickered Butt-Head. “Huh. Huh.”