“Cruz is emblematic of what the Texas Republican Party and its leaders have become: weak, corrupt, inept, and self-serving politicians who don’t give a damn about the people they were elected to represent. “Ted Cruz jetting off to Mexico while Texans remain dying in the cold isn’t surprising but it is deeply disturbing and disappointing,” Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa said.
Upon his arrival at the terminal, we monitored his movement.”Īlso Read: 'SNL': Aidy Bryant Kills It as Ted Cruz in Impeachment Cold Open (Video)Įarlier on Thursday, the Texas Democratic Party called for Cruz’s resignation. “His staff requested assistance upon the Senator’s arrival at the airport. Ted Cruz and his family flew to Cancun, Mexico, on Wednesday he confirmed in a statement to CNN, as a brutal winter storm ravaged his home state, leaving millions of residents without power or water or clean water. “Senator Cruz’s staff contacted HPD personnel on Wednesday afternoon, Feb 17,” the Houston police said in a statement to The Daily Beast. In Houston, to make sure Cruz and his family arrived to their gate safely, the senator’s staff asked the Houston police for an airport escort - a request they obliged, according to a statement sent to The Daily Beast. Like millions of Texans, our family lost heat and power, too,' Cruz said in a statement with ABC News. 'This has been an infuriating week for Texans. The wife of the politician was with their two daughters, Caroline, 12, and Catherine, 10, who were also on the trip, as they carried luggage, backpacks, and stuffed animals. No one showed any interest in joining Ted Cruz on vacation, so Heidi Cruz offered up her home's gas stove in case anyone needed to heat water.Cruz booked the return leg Thursday at 6 a.m., after initially planning on a Saturday return, NBC News reported, citing a source with knowledge of the situation. In a statement Thursday afternoon, Cruz said the trip was for his two daughters, Caroline and Catherine, and their friends. The text messages obtained by the Times show Heidi Cruz messaged friends and neighbors to say her house did not have electricity and was "FREEZING." The family was staying with friends, she added, before asking: "Anyone can or want to leave for the week? We may go to Cancun." Cruz said they could stay at the Ritz-Carlton, leaving that afternoon and coming back on Sunday. Ted Cruz Uses His Daughters as Excuse for Cancun Trip Amid Texas Power Outage J. booked the vacation for his young daughters who asked to take a trip with friends. During his first attempt to smooth things over, Cruz said his daughters - who are 10 and 12 - "asked to take a trip with friends" and "wanting to be a good dad," he agreed to take them to Cancun. Texas Senator Ted Cruz Flew To Cancun, Mexico Amid Weather Crisis. He was swiftly criticized for fleeing the state as millions of his constituents suffered amid brutal conditions, and he returned to Texas on Thursday.
At the time, the state of Texas was battling a deadly winter blast that left millions of resident without power. Her house was freezing so they decided to get away from a state with a failed grid to.Mexico So why dont they all go down to the ritz cancun where they. Senator Cruz and his wife Heidi sensationally came under fire after whisking their children away to Cancun, Mexico in February 2021. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has blamed his tween daughters for the family's international vacation to Mexico, but text messages obtained by The New York Times and Reform Austin News show that his wife, Heidi, was messaging friends and neighbors on Wednesday about heading south of the border amid a harsh winter storm that has left millions of Texans without power and water.Ĭruz was spotted at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Wednesday afternoon, leaving behind cold Houston for warm Cancun. Caroline is the Cruz family's eldest child and older sister to 11-year-old Catherine. Ted Cruz confirmed on Thursday that he and his family flew down to Cancun, Mexico, as millions of Texans are without heat and power due to.
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