Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) once again sparked the ire of the internet after tweeting his excitement at a report that a low-cost airline is now offering cheap flights from Houston to Cancun.
“Excited to travel again?” a tweet from ABC13 Houston on Tuesday read. “This airline can hook you up with a cheap flight to sunny Cancun or even Las Vegas!”
“Awesome!” Cruz responded in a tweet of his own.
Earlier this year, Cruz found himself in the middle of a firestorm after he was spotted at an airport traveling to Cancun during a natural disaster in his home state of Texas.
At the time, he blamed his daughters for his decision to leave the country during the ice storm that knocked out power, water and heat to thousands in the state, claiming he went with them because he was trying to be “a dad.”
But the Texas Republican, who has earned the nickname “Cancun Cruz,” seems to be unable to resist the popular tourist town and his excitement quickly backfired:
Awesome! https://t.co/SH9h5Ia2n7
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 18, 2021
Don’t think your constituents find your sense of humor appealing after you abandoned them in a time of crisis
— Donnie Loves Chachi Ⓥ (@JUConnor25) May 18, 2021
A child froze to death
— Mankrik’s Wife (@Marty_Shannon) May 18, 2021
HE. CALLED. YOUR. WIFE. UGLY.
— Mark Webster Ω 💎 (@Mr_Webcast) May 18, 2021
Making jokes about how you abandoned your state leading to a child freezing to death does not make it ok.
— Meidas_Brandy Miller (@brandyleah1) May 18, 2021
The people of your state were in dire straits when you willfully abandoned them.
The fact that you are joking about it confirms that you have no regrets.
You are what you are, sir.
— Jean L.P. Jaurès 🌎🔬📚⚖️ (@larsp2740) May 18, 2021
I'd refrain on commenting on trips to Cancun if I were you pic.twitter.com/shQW0TOGcI
— half-vaccinated Lee 🇨🇦 (@kwalls2003) May 18, 2021
People died, Ted.
— Noah (@NoahMF) May 18, 2021
To blatantly make fun of people dying is just sick
— alex brucker (@brucker206) May 18, 2021
And EL Tedro is ready to go party in Cancun ready to sport a new look. pic.twitter.com/PkhuJV4Pyr
— Jay David Murphy (@JayDavidMurphy) May 18, 2021
I’m sure the 151 people who died when the power grid failed (because the Greedy Republican leaders in Texas didn’t weatherize them) wouldn’t find your tweet amusing.
— Dr Robin 😷 (@Robinindfw) May 18, 2021
