Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) confirmed on Thursday that he and his family flew down to Cancun, Mexico, as millions of Texans were left without electricity to heat their homes due to blackouts caused by a brutal winter storm.
After initially staying mum on the subject as fellow passengers shared photographs on social media of what appeared to be Cruz and his family on a plane to Cancun, Cruz said his family “lost heat and power too” but went on the trip because his daughters urged him to go. “With school cancelled for the 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,” Cruz said in a statement. Cruz booked the return leg Thursday at 6 a.m., after