Extreme winter weather is currently blasting several US states. This includes parts of Texas.
One might imagine that a local lawmaker would be treating the situation with the utmost seriousness. However, nobody seems to have forwarded that memo to GOP Senator Ted Cruz.
On Sunday night Cruz tweeted, “Texans, with the freeze coming, wrap your pipes, cover your plants, stay off icy roads & keep your family safe.”
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All good advice. But then he felt the need to add a punchline.
“And, if it gets too damn cold, join me in Cancun!”
He added a GIF of an SNL skit lampooning him for escaping winter weather by vacationing in Mexico.
Texans, with the freeze coming, wrap your pipes, cover your plants, stay off icy roads & keep your family safe.
Back in February 2021, Texas was hit by another severe winter storm. More than 4.5 million homes and businesses were left without power. Around 250 people died as a result of the cold weather.
Cruz dealt with the situation by jetting off to Cancún, Mexico, on a hastily-planned family vacation.
“With school cancelled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon,” he said at the time.
He was blasted by both Democrats and Republicans and later admitted the trip was “obviously a mistake“.
Online, many were horrified by Cruz’s attempt at a joke.
It wasn’t funny then and it’s not funny now. You literally ran away to Cancun as your constituents died.
I’m sure their families don’t think it’s a punchline. No wonder no one likes you.
I cannot believe what I am reading written by a U.S. Congressman. What have you done since the last freeze to protect your constituents and the people of Texas from harm and possibly dying? This is not a joke. I’m hoping @ColinAllredTX wins your seat. He truly cares about people.
Among those to criticize the tweet was Colin Allred, a Democrat Rep. challenging Cruz for his seat later this year.
“Hundreds of Texans died in that freeze,” said Allred on X. “Countless others had to leave their homes because of burst pipes & other damage. But it’s all a joke to Ted Cruz because he only cares about himself. That’s how he could abandon us in a crisis in the first place. Texans deserve better.”
Hundreds of Texans died in that freeze. Countless others had to leave their homes because of burst pipes & other damage.
But it's all a joke to Ted Cruz because he only cares about himself. That's how he could abandon us in a crisis in the first place.
Should you be in Texas, impacted by the bad weather and unable to jet off to Mexico, Governor Greg Abbott provided a link on his own X account to winter weather resources. Perhaps Ted Cruz should have done the same.
Cruz wondered if Swalwell wore a “tuck-friendly” swimsuit.
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Doubling down seems to work for the Tangerine Palpatine, but then again I’m reminded that
I do not like that Senator Cruz
I do not like his far right views
I do not like his stupid chin
I do not like his smarmy grin
I do not like him with a beard
I do not like him freshly sheared
I do not like what he just said
I do not like his boxy head
I do not like him wearing glasses
I do not like him greeting kids in classes
I do not like his stupid suits
I do not like his cowboy boots
I do not like him when he sneezes
I do not like him eating cheeses
I do not like him in the leaves
I do not like him when he feeds
I do not like him by a wall
I do not like his tattoo at all
I do not like him in a room
I do not like him in Cancun
I do not like him playing ball
I do not like his face at all
From John Oliver
May those fighting against voter suppresion in Texas have great success in the coming year!
It would have been funny if someone else had said it at Cruz’s expense.
For Cruz himself to think this was an appropriate joke shows truly staggering levels of obliviousness. I hope everyone in Texas takes due note of how little he cares about the fact that he abandoned his constituents to die of hypothermia, and that they take that knowledge into the voting booth with them and show Cruz exactly what they think of it.
It proves tha absolute level of stupidity of Ted Cruz so of course a few of our trolls all the same person under different name try to let him off the hook.He is not a true leader he is scum he wouldn’t know how to lead and this is just one more fine example of a man who has been in a leadership role long enough to NOT be sounding like the total douche he still sounds like. IT s funny to him becasue he has no fracking soul. a little time has passed and so a few hundred people died it’s funny no! no it was never funny you docuyhenozzle but we will have our baron our dear dear aBaron stick up for him and point out how old Biden is too prove it right Baron as if that. has jack to do with it but you will claim victory with your pathetic trick that you keep trying over and over and over/ you douchenozzle. see now THAT works
NOT ONLY did the people in Houston lose power, we ALSO did NOT have any water for roughly 5 days. It would be NICE if QUEERTY would be responsible to add that bit of info into their reporting!!!!!
Texas has no one but itself to blame for voting that toxic garbage to office. Same can be said for Florida voting in pump wearing pudding fingers loser who hates Mickey Mouse.
When are ppl going to realize that the GQP is a modern day Nazi Party?
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Fahd
Doubling down seems to work for the Tangerine Palpatine, but then again I’m reminded that
I do not like that Senator Cruz
I do not like his far right views
I do not like his stupid chin
I do not like his smarmy grin
I do not like him with a beard
I do not like him freshly sheared
I do not like what he just said
I do not like his boxy head
I do not like him wearing glasses
I do not like him greeting kids in classes
I do not like his stupid suits
I do not like his cowboy boots
I do not like him when he sneezes
I do not like him eating cheeses
I do not like him in the leaves
I do not like him when he feeds
I do not like him by a wall
I do not like his tattoo at all
I do not like him in a room
I do not like him in Cancun
I do not like him playing ball
I do not like his face at all
From John Oliver
May those fighting against voter suppresion in Texas have great success in the coming year!
LumpyPillows
I don’t like Ted Cruz, but it was funny.
abfab
You’re funny.
ZzBomb
Really was it tho? As some pointed out it was in poor taste considering that people did die in the winter event being referred to in the joke.
He could have just been a leader instead and said the first part of his tweet and left it at that. Ya know, to have class?
Baron Wiseman
I like Ted Cruz and it was funny.
When I think of class, I think of ZzBomb.
Dr Sarah
It would have been funny if someone else had said it at Cruz’s expense.
For Cruz himself to think this was an appropriate joke shows truly staggering levels of obliviousness. I hope everyone in Texas takes due note of how little he cares about the fact that he abandoned his constituents to die of hypothermia, and that they take that knowledge into the voting booth with them and show Cruz exactly what they think of it.
dbmcvey
Sure it was funny. But it also reminded everyone what a scumbag he is.
barryaksarben
It proves tha absolute level of stupidity of Ted Cruz so of course a few of our trolls all the same person under different name try to let him off the hook.He is not a true leader he is scum he wouldn’t know how to lead and this is just one more fine example of a man who has been in a leadership role long enough to NOT be sounding like the total douche he still sounds like. IT s funny to him becasue he has no fracking soul. a little time has passed and so a few hundred people died it’s funny no! no it was never funny you docuyhenozzle but we will have our baron our dear dear aBaron stick up for him and point out how old Biden is too prove it right Baron as if that. has jack to do with it but you will claim victory with your pathetic trick that you keep trying over and over and over/ you douchenozzle. see now THAT works
mildredspierce
A huge dick….with a small penis.
dbmcvey
Ted Cruz: Hey everyone! Remember when I went to Cancun when your grandma died from the blizzard!
TxCudlr
NOT ONLY did the people in Houston lose power, we ALSO did NOT have any water for roughly 5 days. It would be NICE if QUEERTY would be responsible to add that bit of info into their reporting!!!!!
strap2900
He is scum, but he keeps getting elected. That says a lot about the character of many Texans.
cuteguy
Texas has no one but itself to blame for voting that toxic garbage to office. Same can be said for Florida voting in pump wearing pudding fingers loser who hates Mickey Mouse.
When are ppl going to realize that the GQP is a modern day Nazi Party?