Ted Cruz Went to Cancun as Millions In His State Suffered Power Outages

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February 18, 2021, 9:50 am*

Sen. Ted Cruz came home from Cancun this week after photos of him on board a plane started circulating. Cruz recently traveled in a pandemic for a vacation with his family as his state was hit with snow and freezing temperatures. Power is out for millions of citizens, and at least 30 people have died across the south, according to the New York Post.

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Flight records confirming his flight back were dug up by Punchbowl News’s Jake Sherman:

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Here’s the upgrade list for this afternoon’s flight from Cancun to Houston.

Looks like ⁦@tedcruz⁩ is on his way back, ⁦@danpfeiffer⁩. He’s just narrowly missing the upgrade list

That’s assuming that “cru, r” is him. And I do. pic.twitter.com/CqfKa5rJfG

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) February 18, 2021

CNN confirms: Sen. Ted Cruz and his family flew to Cancun, Mexico yesterday, a person familiar with his travel itinerary said. The source said Cruz is now booked on a flight from Cancun back to Houston this afternoon.

— Jon Passantino (@passantino) February 18, 2021

And a Republican source told The Post “the photos speak for themselves,” seemingly confirming that Cruz indeed boarded a flight to Mexico.

The pictures of the Texas senator on a plane and in the airport certainly do:

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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On top of everything else, ABC News reporter Ben Siegel tweeted that Cruz reportedly requested help from Houston police upon his arrival:

JUST IN from @houstonpolice, via @emcabcnewsprod:

“Cruz’s staff contacted HPD personnel at IAH on Wednesday … and requested assistance upon the Senator’s arrival at the airport.”

“HPD officers monitored his movements through the terminal.”

— Ben Siegel (@bensiegel) February 18, 2021

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He’ll probably need protection because Texans are enraged. Cruz has not yet commented on the photos, though he did address the controversy around his tweets about California’s power outages last summer:

Telling his constituents to “stay safe” is about all the help Cruz is willing to provide.

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*First Published: February 18, 2021, 9:49 am