U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was caught vacationing while Texas freezes.
This week, the Lone Star State has been pushed to its breaking point. On Wednesday, one of its two GOP senators hopped on a Cancún-bound plane to get away from it all, earning him a new nickname: “Flyin’ Ted.”
Cancún s forecast called for a high of 84 degrees Wednesday. Meanwhile, below-freezing temperatures punished millions of Texans who had already spent much of the week facing rolling blackouts and now confront boil water orders because of record-setting back-to-back winter storms.
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After Cruz was pictured on a Mexico-bound plane, the chorus calling for his ouster rose to a shout. Critics say it was one thing for him to lie about the results of the 2020 presidential election, which some believe helped to inspire the Jan. 6 insurrection. It’s quite another, though, to leave for a vacation with millions of constituents left suffering in the cold.
Whether or not I run, I will do everything in my power to elect a Governor who looks out for everyone, keeps Texans safe, answers to the people instead of the special interests & guarantees that we all have equal opportunity to achieve our best in life. 8/8 Beto O Rourke (@BetoORourke) January 28, 2021
O’Rourke’s enthusiasm has earned him considerable clout over the years, but following a string of recent failures, critics have accused him of prioritizing style over substance.
The former U.S. representative quickly became a liberal darling when he ran against incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018, but lost. Later, he also failed to secure the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.