Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is being blasted over unverified images circulating on Twitter that appear to show him taking a flight with his wife out of the storm-ravaged state. Reuters reports that hundreds of thousands of Texas homes are enduring a fourth day without heat on Thursday amid the winter storm that crippled the electrical grid in the state. Millions of Texans are without food, and there is a boil advisory with water. So, where is Cruz in all of this?
Twitter sleuths are suggesting that the Texas Republican took a flight to sunny Cancun, Mexico. At the same time, residents in his state are left without power and water, all while suffering through the raging pandemic, too.
Caught tonight! @TedCruz fleeing to CANCUN while his home state freezes with no running water or electricity
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— Make it Rain ☔️🎸 (@Trx1000) February 18, 2021
Journalist David Schuster said the claims had been confirmed.
Just confirmed @SenTedCruz and his family flew to Cancun tonight for a few days at a resort they’ve visited before. Cruz seems to believe there isn’t much for him to do in Texas for the millions of fellow Texans who remain without electricity/water and are literally freezing. pic.twitter.com/6nPiVWtdxe
— David Shuster (@DavidShuster) February 18, 2021
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CNN’s Manu Raju hasn’t been able to get a response from Cruz’s office.
Cruz’s office has not responded to photos on social media showing him traveling to Cancun. They haven’t confirmed or denied anything yet, not responding since last night. Comes as residents in Texas are left without running water or power amid the winter storm.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 18, 2021
Oh, Fox News, too.
Fox News has independently confirmed Ted Cruz flew to Cancún last night on vacation while millions of Texas still lack heat and water after a crushing snowstorm. pic.twitter.com/DtkwYqhOVb
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) February 18, 2021
A colleague of Cruz’s confirmed it, too.
Colleague Paul Steinhauser confirms GOP TX Sen Ted Cruz traveled to Cancun amid the TX storm/power outages. GOP Source: “the photos speak for themselves”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 18, 2021
Twitter users are rightfully pissed off.
Update…Rich, out of touch Republican abandons constituents during worst storm in a generation for some beach time in Mexico.
This really has to be Ted’s worst week on Twitter. #cancuncruz #flyinTed https://t.co/OBP3T7Kmj3
— Zach Leiwant (@ZachLeiwant) February 18, 2021
Also, international travel in the middle of a pandemic. Great leadership.
— NYCDiane (@dianeri5) February 18, 2021
There is a special place in hell for @tedcruz. And I hope its cold and icy. Peice of shit.
— Samwise (@SammsAshley) February 18, 2021
This chunk of bearded ham is easily one of the worst and most useless humans alive. https://t.co/jDoBADWPqD
— George Hahn (@georgehahn) February 18, 2021
Mexico should’ve built a wall to keep him out. We’re not sending our best. https://t.co/7sSXiACcV4
— VoteVets (@votevets) February 18, 2021
WHAT?? I…just…wow. If we were GOP messaging strategists, from this day forward his name would be Cancun Cruz. https://t.co/c6gEhRloay
— Ezra Levin (@ezralevin) February 18, 2021
Cruz previously said he would “work tirelessly” for his constituents.
I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you. You have my word that as your U.S. Senator, I will work tirelessly each and every day to uphold our Constitution and fight for the values we as Texans hold dear: https://t.co/x4OklvHoT0 pic.twitter.com/OEQBmyvJJU
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 8, 2018
Texas could have had this guy:
We made over 151,000 calls to senior citizens in Texas tonight. One of our vols talked to a man stranded at home w/out power in Killeen, hadn’t eaten in 2 days, got him a ride to a warming center and a hot meal. Help us reach more people, join us tomorrow: https://t.co/WOLn2HCrm1
— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) February 18, 2021
That’s some terrible optics, Ted.
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