HOWELL, Michigan (CBS DETROIT) - Republican Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz made a stop in Howell, Michigan on Wednesday and may wish he had just eaten dinner and left town.

Apparently, Cruz landed a tasteless blow against Joe Biden, just days after the death of the vice president's son, Beau Biden, who died after a battle with brain cancer this week.

Cruz issued an apology on Twitter a short time later:

But not before a mammoth outpouring of shock and vitriol aimed at the mean-spirited remark.

You can be sure there will be more fall-out from Cruz's thoughtless comments -- aimed at getting a cheap laugh from the GOP audience.