

Sad,’ it wrote on Twitter, accompanied by an image of Cruz with his suitcase joining a beach full of minions. ‘Doesn't look like Ted is going to get to hang out with his friends after all. Others compared Cruz' sun vacation to the plight of Texans still battling through the snowĪnother meme from the Lincoln Project, a Republican political action committee that has targeted Cruz in recent weeks, joked that the senator would not get to enjoy his break with his friends.
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He said his daughters had asked to take a trip with friends and that he escorted them to 'be a good dad'. He released a statement on Thursday afternoon, claiming that his family decided to make the trip after losing power in their home. ‘History and Bernie have their eyes on you, Ted,’ joked Twitter user Jenny.Ĭruz has since carried out a remarkable U-turn and announced on Thursday morning that he is flying back from Cancun less than 24 hours into his vacation. Sanders was also photoshopped into a picture of Cruz drinking his coffee as he sat in the airport lounge. ‘What the hell is Bernie Sanders doing in Cancun during a global pandemic?!’ the Twitter user asked. Some went a step further and combine Cancun Cruz with the other meme of 2021.Ĭruz’ Vermont colleague, Senator Bernie Sanders, in his coat and mittens, that set social media alight on Inauguration Day was doctored into the Christie beach picture. He is a Trump loyalist who backed his claims of election fraud Yet Cruz was pictured with a suitcase and massive overnight bag at the United Airlines lounge, at the gate, and on the plane before his 4pm take-off on Wednesday, even as at least 21 deaths were reported and an emergency declared.Īs well as drawing rage from Texas residents, many poked fun at Cruz as they used the pictures of him from the flight to create a wave of memes including one that linked him to another big news story of the day: NASA's Perseverance rover landing on Mars.Ĭruz was photoshopped on the Red Planet while social media users joked: 'NASA disappointed as they reveal there is no intelligent life on Mars'.Ĭruz was photoshopped into pictures of the Capitol riot. As of Thursday afternoon, 500,000 are still without power as stores run out of food. The storm has caused a major energy crisis, after as many as 4.4million Texans were left without power thanks to a bungled response from its energy distributor. Texas Senator Ted Cruz sparked a flurry of memes on Thursday after being caught flying to Cancun for a Mexican vacation as his state is suffering through one of the worst winter storms and power outages in years.
