![]() ![]() Cruz’s office, meanwhile, remained mum throughout the morning, though it does appear the conservative senator is already hustling back home to stem the PR nightmare. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for taking a family trip to Cancun while his home state’s residents literally freeze to death, calling the senator’s trip a “very Marie Antoinette” moment and “one of the worst optics” in recent political memory.Īfter speculation exploded overnight on social media that the Texas lawmaker had snuck away for a tropical getaway while the Lone Star State is gripped in a full-blown crisis, Fox News confirmed on Thursday that Cruz and his family had indeed made the trip. Ted Cruz may be back in Texas, but Texas doesn’t have to have his back.The View’s Meghan McCain on Thursday blasted Sen. As long as democracy lives, there’s a chance to retire powerful people who don’t put their constituents first. There’s always a chance to change your mind. ![]() “I was trying to be a dad.”īut that’s the thing about elections. “In hindsight, I wouldn’t have done it,” he said of the ordeal. But Texas made its choice-they decided they wanted the fish microwaver, the guy who blames his kids for going to Cancún. Luckily for Ted Cruz, he’s not up for reelection until 2024, but while he was vacationing in Mexico (or trying to), Beto O’Rourke, the guy he defeated in 2018, was helping to organize more than 150,000 calls to check on the well-being of Texas seniors. While power is back for much of the state, water will continue to be a real problem. The state of Texas is still in dire shape-local shops are being turned into shelters and warming stations. It’s likely the real number is significantly higher. The internet was once again set ablaze about the circumstances of the tiny white pup had Snowflake been left alone in the powerless house? A security guard assured local journalist Michael Hardy that Snowflake was not alone in the darkened house.Īt least 25 people have died in Texas due to storm-related issues like hypothermia. “I think everyone ought to treat each other with respect and decency and try to understand each other more particularly in a time of crisis.” “Listen, we’re in a strange time where Twitter’s been going crazy and the media is going crazy and there’s a lot of venom and vitriol that I think is unfortunate frankly on both sides,” he told reporters upon his return. Finally, Cruz emerged with various statements, including the mandatory blaming of the media. in Cancún, the internet was awash in photos of the Cruz family’s ill-fated sojourn.įor hours, the senator’s staff was silent. Yes, as soon after Ted’s flight touched down at 7:52 p.m. But it was hard to argue with all the photos- Ted in the lounge, Ted boarding, and Ted’s wife, Heidi, boarding. I was suspicious it looked like Cruz, but it seemed inconceivable that the ambitious, young(ish) Republican senator would go on vacation to Mexico during what was literally his state’s darkest hour ( three million Texans were without power due to a frozen power grid). The photos started surfacing on Wednesday night: the gray-haired junior senator from Texas wearing a gray mask and a gray Patagonia fleece with AirPods uncomfortably poking out of his ears. You would think Princeton-educated Ted Cruz would be too smart to go on vacation to the Ritz-Carlton while his constituents were burning furniture to stay alive, but no, he’s not. ![]()
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