My team will continue to use all our resources to keep Texans informed and safe." "We want our power back, our water on, and our homes warm. "My staff and I are in constant communication with state and local leaders to get to the bottom of what happened in Texas. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon. "With school canceled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Like millions of Texans, our family lost heat and power too. Our homes are freezing and the lights are out. "We have food lines, gas lines, and people sleeping at the neighbors' houses. The greatest state in the country, in the world, has been without power. The Cancun trip made Cruz the butt of many jokes, such as when he was called a hypocrite for criticizing Joe Biden for taking a tropical vacation.Ī statement released by Cruz at the time of the 2021 storm said: "This has been an infuriating week for Texans. Gavin Newsom vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, by tweeting back that "Cancun is much nicer than Cabo." In November 2021, he responded to a tweet about California Gov. This is not the first time Cruz has tried to joke about his brief time in Cancun. The senator posted a tweet joking about the controversy caused when he jetted off to Cancun during the 2021 storm. I'm here for it."Īn image of Ted Cruz speaking during a business hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. However, others have seen the humor in his post, with one supporter tweeting: "You are out here slaying tonight, sir. Greenspan Februat 8:27 AM 2 min read Sen. Anytime the power flickers I go into shock." Ted Cruz memes are everywhere after he fled to Cancun as Texas faced a weather emergency Rachel E. but hey look! Let's laugh about it!"Īnd a fourth shared their own trauma from the storm: "I still have nightmares from that week. The first time this ran across the feed I thought it was a parody."Ī third mocked: "I fled and left them to die while I only thought about me and those sweet, sweet bottomless margaritas. One Twitter user said: "People you represented died, but whatever."Īnother said: "Good lord. It appears that Cruz feels enough time has passed for him to find some humor in a restaurant named after the Mexican resort destination where his family hoped to escape the winter freeze.īut some social media users were not amused by the tweet. There were hours-long queues at grocery stores, and emergency services were overwhelmed and overstretched. I’m in Midland, TX today, and guess what I found! #Cancun 🌴🌴 /mKEBy75xiU- Ted Cruz May 19, 2023
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