Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Totally as everybody predicted:
In a statement, the Texas Republican said he flew with his daughters on Wednesday and would be returning Thursday amid an uproar over the family trip.“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.”
The Texas Democratic Party is calling on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) to resign after unverified photos surfaced on social media purportedly showing him traveling to Cancun, Mexico, as millions of Texas residents were without power amid blackouts from the freezing weather.
The tweet below is from a travel writer. As far as I know, airlines typically won’t release information like that, but Ted Cruz is widely loathed, so….
Spoke to a source at United Airlines, Senator Ted Cruz rebooked his flight back to Houston from Cancun for this afternoon at around 6 a.m. today (Thursday). He was originally scheduled to return on Saturday.https://t.co/QV9xgibIQ9
— Edward Russell (@ByERussell) February 18, 2021
Houston Police Chief @ArtAcevedo said his department had been contacted by Senator Ted Cruz’s staff for assistance at the airport Wednesday for his trip to Cancun, CNN has confirmed.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 18, 2021
Pro tip: If you want to be a “good dad,” don’t let the president of the United States call their mom ugly and then kiss his ass.
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) February 18, 2021