Is Ted Cruz in Cancun, Mexico?
RUMORS that Texas Senator Ted Cruz has flown to Cancun, Mexico, to escape the state’s winter storm circulated on social media Thursday.
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Is Ted Cruz in Cancun, Mexico?
has been accused of abandoning his people during one of the
Photos have been circulating on Twitter that apparently show Cruz on a flight to .
The snaps show a man who looks similar to Cruz in an airport and on a plane.
The high-profile Republican lawmaker went with his family for a long-planned trip to Cancun.
He "was expected to return immediately," according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share private conversations.
After the rumors circulated on Twitter, Sen. Ted Cruz put out a statement saying, "This has been an infuriating week for Texans. The greatest state in the world has been without power.
"We have food lines, gas lines, and people sleeping at the neighbors' houses. Our homes are freezing and our lights are out. Like millions of Texans, our family lost heat and power too.
With school cancelled the for week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon."
Some social media users claim they have matched the mask, glasses, ring, tennis shoes and headphones that he is wearing, to past photos of Cruz.
And some photos even show a woman strikingly similar to
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The photos have been shared thousands of times on Twitter and on other social media.
Texans have been outraged at the possibility that the senator may have abandoned his state during the emergency.
, including Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
All of Texas is under a winter storm warning, and President declared an emergency in the state.
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The frigid temperatures have caused icy roads, and nine people have died in weather-related car crashes in Texas.
One woman wrote: “Ted Cruz flies to Cancun, while I, my 95 yr. old mother, and others freeze in our dark, powerless homes in Houston! Never Forget This!”
Meanwhile State Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston wrote: “Guess which US Senator from Texas flew to Cancun while the state was freezing to death and having to boil water.”