Senator Ted Cruz flew to Cancun, Mexico, with his family this week, while Texas was dealing with a winter storm that until Thursday left 500,000 people without power, Fox News confirmed.
Photos of Cruz, R-Texas, at an airport began circulating on social media on Wednesday night, with people claiming that the senator had left the state for Cancún in the midst of a major crisis. A Republican source told Fox News that the allegations that Cruz was traveling to the Mexican city are true.
“The photos speak for themselves,” said the source.
Senator Ted Cruz R-Texas speaks to the media during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Thursday, January 23, 2020, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo / Jose Luis Magana)
(AP Photo / Jose Luis Magana)
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Temperatures this week have dropped to dangerous low records in the Lone Star State and overloaded power grids, leaving millions without power. At least 30 people died in the United States as a result of the extreme winter, according to the Associated Press.
Cruz acknowledged the seriousness of the crisis in a tweet on Tuesday, saying, “A blizzard hits Texas and our state is closed. Nothing good.” Cruz also praised on Thursday the owner of a furniture store that, according to FOX 26 in Houston, allowed 1,000 people in his store amid power cuts.
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Cruz’s office did not respond to several requests for comment on Thursday morning.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.