Senator Ted Cruz was overseas when flash floods struck central Texas on Friday, reminding critics of his earlier absences throughout disasters. He caught loads of flak in 2021 when he jetted off to Cancun throughout a historic ice storm that left folks to die of hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning.

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This time, over 100 folks misplaced their lives, and extra are lacking, and flight logs counsel Cruz might have come house from Greece sooner.

Ted Cruz misses the floods, enjoys Greece

On July 4, flash floods hit Kerr County, Texas, impacting a number of summer time camps within the space. As of the next Wednesday, authorities confirmed 119 folks lifeless—together with 36 children—and at the very least 150 stay lacking.

This devastating loss resulted in scrutiny of the emergency alert system and different authorities providers lately defunded by the Trump administration and DOGE. Also within the crosshairs is Ted Cruz, who was as soon as once more absent as his constituents died.

Cruz was vacationing together with his household in Greece, the place he seemed to be having fun with himself a full 24 hours after the floods hit. A photograph of the senator on the Parthenon on Saturday sparked outrage throughout social media, particularly within the context of the 2021 catastrophe.

To make issues worse, the New York Post reported that whereas Cruz caught a flight house on Sunday, flight logs present that there have been planes heading again to Texas at earlier instances. They do admit, nevertheless, that it’s potential these flights had been full. The senator’s PR workforce definitely insists he returned to his state “as fast as humanly possible.”

“He promptly booked a flight back home,” a spokesperson advised the Post. “Given the time difference, he left Athens on Sunday morning and was back in Texas that night. And he was in Kerrville on the ground early Monday morning.”

Ted Cruz already had his fair proportion of critics, and so they’re not lacking the prospect to tug him. On X, a number of customers identified his position in slashing climate forecast funding within the 2025 price range invoice handed final week.

“Oh boy so turns out good old @tedcruz wrote the senate part of Trump’s beautiful bullshit bill about cuts to weather forecasting,” stated @WUTangKids, “and now he’s out there telling people to hug their kids.”

“Note to Cancun Ted Cruz: You don’t get to pretend to care about dead children, after you supported cuts that led to their deaths,” wrote @anyonewantchips.

Others propped up politicians they really feel responded appropriately to the disaster.

“While Trump was golfing this weekend and Ted Cruz was vacationing in Greece, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum quietly sent rescue teams to help with the Texas floods,” stated @DisavowTrump20.

“Despite the racist and sexist attacks from weak men, she still did the right thing. That’s leadership,” it reads. Viola Davis echoed comparable feedback on Instagram, posting reward to Instagram, with the caption “Much respect Madam President 🇲🇽👏🏿❤️.”

Even after Cruz returned and began showing in press conferences, the left largely felt that this was not sufficient.

“Ted Cruz skips Cancun and stands over the bodies of 27 dead children—kissing Trump’s a** and asking for prayers,” reported @CalltoActivism. “All while backing the same deadly cuts that made this disaster worse.”

“Worst performance I’ve ever seen. Save your photo op and spare your prayers, Ted.”

Morgan Freeman (the opposite one) was particularly upset.

“HEY @tedcruz — GET THE F*CK OUT OF THERE!!! YOU DEFUNDED THE AGENCIES THAT FORECAST AND PREVENT DEADLY DISASTERS LIKE THIS!!!!!” @mjfree yelled. “27 CHILDREN DEAD!!!!”

“F*CK OFF TED, MAGA, @GOP & TRUMP!!!!”

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