Ted Cruz’s Cancun Crisis Becomes Fodder For Hilarious Memes, Gags & Photoshops

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is getting dragged across social media and back again after abandoning his home state for a tropical vacation in Cancun in the middle of a massive crisis.

“Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon,” Cruz said initially. He later admitted it was intended to be a family trip and he was supposed to be there “through the weekend.” 

Cruz then said the trip was a mistake. His critics agreed wholeheartedly and many turned his poor decision into fodder for gags, memes and photo-editing jokes: 

Ted Cruz – Senator from Texas (R):

Going to Mexico while Texans were freezing to death in some cases “may have been tone deaf”… pic.twitter.com/OJ7cpLa52Q

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) February 19, 2021

Aruba, Jamaica, Ted Cruz ain’t gonna take ya
Bermuda, Bahama, just freeze or ask Obama
Key Largo, Montego, baby why don’t HE go
Oh Ted won’t take you down to Cancun, Mexico,
HE’LL GET THERE FAST, you’ll have no water flow
That’s where Ted wanna go, while you’re covered in snow

— Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) February 18, 2021