'Cancun' Cruz brutally mocked for hypocritical 'don’t leave Americans behind' post: 'He feels no shame'
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is never shy about engaging in cheap political theatrics, and the crisis in Afghanistan — which has been taken over by the Taliban — is no exception. The far-right GOP senator has used the crisis to bash the Biden Administration. And on August 30, Cruz responded to CNN reporting about a Texas family that was struggling to get out of Afghanistan, posting, "Americans don't leave Americans behind." But Cruz's critics were quick to point out that he did exactly that when he left for Cancun, Mexico during a bitter February 2021 cold snap that left millions of Texas without heat, electricity or running water in freezing temperatures.
This is horrifying. And wrong. \n\nAmerica doesn\u2019t leave Americans behind.https://twitter.com/rncresearch/status/1432470798179127298\u00a0\u2026— Ted Cruz (@Ted Cruz) 1630379437
Twitter users were quick to post February 2021 photos of a vacationing "Cancun Cruz" at the airport during that cold snap:
Because if there\u2019s anyone who should be giving lectures about \u201cleaving Americans behind,\u201d it\u2019s this guy: https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1432541307952680965\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/dVo9xnRc5O— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen) 1630428480
This you? https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1432541307952680965\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/ROpHeoz5oy— chest out, chin up (@chest out, chin up) 1630435248
Others didn't post photos but called out Cruz's hypocrisy nonetheless. Here are some of their scathing comments:
YOU LITERALLY LEFT YOUR ENTIRE STATE TO FREEZE IN A POWER OUTAGE SO YOU COULD GO TO A RITZ CARLTON IN MEXICO.\n\nAND THEN YOU LIED AND TRIED TO BLAME YOUR CHILDREN WHEN YOU GOT CAUGHT.https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1432541307952680965\u00a0\u2026— Amee Vanderpool (@Amee Vanderpool) 1630432458
Oh.. you mean like when you left your fellow Texans behind during the deep freeze and went to party in cancun? Like that?— Traci Kelly (@Traci Kelly) 1630379993
bitch didn\u2019t u do that??https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1432541307952680965\u00a0\u2026— elisa fey (@elisa fey) 1630427901
America leaves Americans behind all the time, but usually they're still in America.— Pat Sponaugle (@Pat Sponaugle) 1630432729
He feels no shame whatsoever.— mitch narzem (@mitch narzem) 1630432964
#CancunCruz has no shame, as all rethuglicans have none!!!— Laura McNeilly (@Laura McNeilly) 1630445374
The cognitive dissonance gives me acid reflux.— damiqti (@damiqti) 1630435348
Sir\u2026you went to Cancun.https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1432541307952680965\u00a0\u2026— Miss Aja (@Miss Aja) 1630433387
