Neighbors Leak Heidi Cruz Texts About Cancun Vacation

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February 19, 2021, 7:01 am

If everyone’s still harping on Ted Cruz’s sudden jaunt down to Mexico in the middle of a crisis, it’s because it’s still just so ridiculous that it’s hard to believe even Cruz made such an obvious blunder.

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But as more and more information comes out, it seems as if it may not have even occurred to the Cruz family that a senator ditching his state in the middle of a humanitarian crisis would be a bad look—not to mention a poor moral choice.

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Text messages reportedly showing Heidi Cruz, Ted’s wife, talking to their neighbors about the trip beforehand, were obtained by Reform Austin and are now circulating online.

“Anyone can or want to leave for the week?” she asked a group of at least nine others. “We may go to Cancun there is a direct flight at 445pm and hotels w capacity. Seriously. Covid test to come back which we will take there.”

It’s unclear when exactly the texts were sent, but they appear to be from early this week, suggesting the trip was a last-minute decision directly in response to the weather, rather than a long-planned trip they simply didn’t want to cancel.

This is in line with Cruz’s odd defense that his young daughters wanted to go to Cancun since school shut down and he just wanted to be a “good dad.”

Heidi went on to list their itinerary, including a return flight on Sunday and mentioned that the rate for their room at the Ritz Carlton was $309 plus tax.

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Cruz himself actually wound up coming back on Thursday after the backlash for the trip—something he originally led the public to believe had always been the plan, but information from United Airlines as well as this text thread suggests otherwise.

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He eventually conceded that he had, in fact, planned to stay the weekend but claimed he had second thoughts and realized the whole thing was a “mistake.”

That he actually got to Cancun and turned around only when called out speaks volumes about Ted Cruz, as does the fact that his neighbors are willing to turn over text messages to rat the family out.

most of us harbor fears our friends secretly hate us but today Heidi Cruz’s friends said “wonder no more bitch!” and I think that’s beautiful.

— Ali Drucker (@ali_drucker) February 19, 2021

Just so we’re clear about where Ted Cruz was going, the Fantino restaurant in the Ritz Carlton Cancun that Ted wanted to book his friends at offers a $100+ “Roasted Caribbean lobster and scallop green risotto with optional Osetra caviar and wine pairing.”

Texans have no water.

— Max Burns (@themaxburns) February 19, 2021

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The side group chat with everyone EXCEPT Heidi Cruz in it has to be jumping right now

— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) February 19, 2021

The thought of Heidi Cruz getting sold out to The New York Times by a couple of River Oaks moms is truly sending me. This is going to feed my soul for months! pic.twitter.com/R6iMttco9O

— maybe: diane (@dianelyssa) February 19, 2021

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Unlike Heidi Cruz, I never start speaking freely to anyone I don’t already have enough evidence on to convict of a federal crime. https://t.co/ArTqU6MWd3

— Jeff B., who on earth is this guy?? (@EsotericCD) February 19, 2021

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If you think your friends are fake, imagine being Heidi Cruz

— Cam (@cameron_kasky) February 19, 2021

At this rate, Cruz might as well just have stayed in Cancun. It doesn’t sound like he’s particularly welcome in his own neighborhood, either.

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*First Published: February 19, 2021, 7:01 am