Ted Cruz recounts fireplace family huddle in frozen Texas that led to Cancun vacation

Cruz' comments appear to contradict a statement he issued yesterday that implied he had only gone to Mexico for one night in order to drop off his family and intended to return to the U.S. promptly.

"Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon," the statement said. The senator also spoke to reporters on Thursday after returning to his home. He admitted that the decision to leave the country was a mistake. More than four million Texans had been left without power due to mass failure of the state's electrical grid in freezing temperatures over the past week.

"Whether the decision to go was tone-deaf, look, it was obviously a mistake, and in hindsight, I wouldn't have done it. I was trying to be a dad," Cruz told journalists as some people present shouted"Resign." Around 350,000 people in Texas were still without power yesterday, according to NPR, while issues remain around the winter storms andSen. Ted Cruz checks in for a flight at Cancun International Airport after a backlash over his Mexican family vacation as his home state of Texas endured a Winter storm on February 18, 2021 in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The Republican has faced strong criticism for the trip.

Recalls family huddled in front of fireplace. Some do not have a fireplace and are in dire need for warmth and safety. Shame on you Cruz

Cruz piles one lie on top of another.

Your true colors come shining..

No more lies just tell the truth & will set you free

Bitchz be like

Such BS. His power came back on on Wednesday.

Scary how media-social media has a bias. I don't care for both of these idiots. But when does this bias effect you and I personally?mediabias😞🤔

Cry me a river when people in power think their comfort is more important than their constituents’ well being

Lol he changed the story to make it sound better. He was wrong. Too bad he didn’t admit it until he was forced to and now he gives some sort of sorry story. Cry me a river.

I read about a man who froze to death inside his house. A woman & baby died in car from carbon monixide. Beto getting people shelter & meals. AOC in NY raising $millions for meals. Other local groups helping. Poor Ted. :(

Why wasn't he at a warming station handing out water?

Lol poor ted.

Smart guy like him should of had a generator.

And left the poor dog to fend for himself in the frozen house. What a terrible human being.

I bet there are many many less fortunate voters that would like to have that option...

Nah. He forfeited his right to act like he and his family were like other suffering Texans when he ditched his dog & constituents and hopped on a plane for a warmer climate.

Intentional toning out of all things empathetic. Cancun and all of Texas is in frightening shape.

Selfish

Yeah. Play the victim

Again, all he had to do was fly his family to DC amd quietly sat in his office and no one would have said a thing.

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He also said in the Hannity interview that he had his kids friends over on Tuesday night because their house was the only one with power until about 6:30 pm 🤔.....he then left on Wednesday.....two days w/o power?

Dear Texans. If you don't take your tinfoil cowboy hats off and stop re-electing idiots and liars like SenTedCruz GregAbbott_TX then you will get what you deserve.

Sorry, Ted, but your 'sob story' doesn't justify your decision to abandon your post as a Federal representative of Texas.

His heart was still cold in Cancun

does he remember his tweet from sep 2016 when he said he would believe in climate change when Texas freezes over ? just asking

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