![]() It doesn’t seem like a natural time to fly to a resort - and even if cases are falling, international travel is highly unwise and puts the people who actually live in Cancun at risk. A freezing winter storm knocked much of the state’s power grid offline, with disastrous and potentially fatal consequences for thousands. Though COVID-19 cases are beginning to fall, Texans are contending with another emergency. 6nPiVWtdxe- David Shuster February 18, 2021 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. Just confirmed and his family flew to Cancun tonight for a few days at a resort they've visited before. Photos that appeared to show Cruz at an airport began circulating on social media since Wednesday evening, and on Thursday morning, the Associated Press confirmed the senator’s jaunt took place. ![]() So the news that Cruz flew to Cancun in the middle of a double crisis for his state isn’t much of a shock. He has happily mocked other states when they experienced catastrophic power and energy failures - a tendency that came back to bite him this week, when a winter storm plunged Texas into literal darkness. Cruz opposes marriage equality, immigration relief, and health care reform he urged Texas to keep businesses open even as the COVID-19 dead overwhelmed the state’s morgues. His lack of it helps explain his political appeal: Like Trump, he hates who his base hates. ![]() ![]() Empathy is not a quality anyone associates with Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. ![]()
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