Sen. Ted Cruz Went to Cancún Yesterday ... and Twitter Was Not Having It
In the face of a historic winter storm that blew out the state's power grid, leaving more than 1.37 million in his own hometown and more than four million statewide in the dark and cold for the bulk of this week, most politicians might have shied away from the glaringly bad optics of getting the hell out of Texas and heading to warm, sunny, fully-powered Cancún. But then, most politicians are not our very own junior Texas senator, Ted Cruz.
Cruz and his two daughters took off for Cancun on Wednesday, a trip that he explained as the result of his "being a good father" in the face of massive blowback and criticism. Cruz was slated to stay in Mexico through Saturday, reports say, but is now coming back this afternoon. But that was too late to ward off the Twitter users who have been having a very good time venting their disgust at a Texas elected official heading to Mexico while the people he represents shiver back home in the Lone Star State. Here are some of the funniest takes we've seen so far:
Nothing brings Texans together quite like the opportunity to rip Ted Cruz a new one.
— Gene Wu (@GeneforTexas) February 18, 2021
And:
Ted Cruz is Ted Lasso’s Wario pic.twitter.com/XKiL5GfH90
— Kyle Hagerty (@ClutchCityKyle) February 18, 2021
Mattress Mack, Beto O'Rourke, Trae tha Truth & countless other selfless individuals doing everything they can to help their fellow Texans stay warm, safe, & fed.
— Ron Jenkins 😷 (@HomeRonTX) February 18, 2021
Meanwhile State Senator #TedCruz in Cancun:#TexasBlackout #TexasFreeze #prayfortexas #whatconstituents #cancuncruz https://t.co/LzgOYClrTm
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Praying that everybody in Texas stays safe. And that every great songwriter in Texas lives to write a witty hit song about #TedCruz's Cancun vacation. pic.twitter.com/aCPQ1mUJhK
— David Wild (@Wildaboutmusic) February 18, 2021
And:
The Ted Cruz alibi feels suspiciously like the lie about Private Santiago in A Few Good Men.
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) February 18, 2021
“If Senator Cruz, you knew you’d only be going for one night, why pack a suitcase with enough clothing and toiletries to last for SEVEN nights?”
And:
— Andrew (@ascharfmind) February 18, 2021
And:
Ted Cruz working on his alibi. pic.twitter.com/LS6n6WbECs
— Alicia Hannah (@AliciaHannah) February 18, 2021
And:
BREAKING: The Perseverance rover sent back a message saying it was only accompanying its daughters to mars and is scheduled to depart back to earth tomorrow.
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) February 18, 2021
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And:
The Ted Cruz memes on Texas FB right now are something. pic.twitter.com/IuqAQmlBx3
— SKIRT (@talktoskirt) February 19, 2021
Meanwhile, in happier news, there are plenty of Houston people, both regular folks like the Food-A-Rama Angel, and our reliable local celebs, like Mattress Mac and Trae Tha Truth, who are all stepping up and actually doing something to help us all get through this mess. Cruz went to Cancún, but at least some people decidedly did not.
