Texas lawmakers’ tweets mocking California’s power outages resurface amid a winter storm

Texas lawmakers’ tweets mocking California’s power outages resurface amid a winter storm

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Tweets from Texas Republican lawmakers scoffing at California’s power outages are being criticized this week, as the lone star state struggles with winter storms that have caused many to lose energy in their homes.

Republican Party lawmakers wiped out Democrats when massive heat waves in California in 2019 caused widespread power cuts that affected 30 of the state’s 58 counties.

Over the weekend, an unusual winter storm left millions in Texas without power, causing the state’s grid operator to declare its highest state of emergency and bringing up the old tweets of Republican lawmakers.

A tweet from Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzJuan Williams: Bring sanity back to the GOP The Memorandum: Trump is tarnished, but it’s not over China is the center of the GOP’s efforts to resist Biden MORE (R-Texas) last August received special attention for blaming Joe BidenJoe BidenMcConnell does not rule out getting involved in Republican primaries. Perdue files paperwork to explore Hillicon Valley in 2022: Parler announces official relaunch | Google closes compensation deal with major Australian media company | China is central to the Republican Party’s efforts to resist Biden MORE and Kamala HarrisKamala HarrisBiden writes a Valentine’s Day post for his wife Graham: Lara Trump is the biggest winner of the impeachment trial Rahm Emanuel predicts that Trump will seek revenge against Republican Party opponents, will not run for re-election MORE, who were running for president and vice president and representative. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezPuerto Rico Governor: Congress ‘morally obliged’ to vote on a Biden state, like most new presidents, will have his chance in the economy Five things Biden must do to face the climate emergency MORE, which represents New York, for wanting to make “California’s failed energy policy the standard across the country.”

A tweet from Rep. Dan CrenshawDaniel Crenshaw Will the post-Trump GOP party arrive soon? The NBA determines that all teams must play the national anthem. Conservatives outraged after Cuban scraps anthem before Mavericks games (R-Texas) in September also resurfaced in which he quoted a tweet from the Los Angeles Mayor’s report and wrote: “Alexa, show me what happens when you allow Democrats to control energy policy.”

The mayor’s tweet suggested that Californians turn off excess lights and turn off appliances to save energy.

Rep. Ruben GallegoRuben GallegoOvernight Defense: New START extended for five years | Austin orders ‘withdrawal’ to fight extremism Panel recommends that Biden postpone the withdrawal from Afghanistan, Kelli Ward, president of the Republican Party in Arizona, faces appeals to recount elections to Puerto Rico officials hopeful of progress in creating a state MORE (D-Ariz.) He tweeted on Tuesday that the impact of winter storms in Texas should be a lesson “to stop diving in other states when they are experiencing disasters”.

“I hope this teaches Texas politicians to stop diving into other states when they are experiencing disasters. All Americans deserve help and empathy from other Americans, whether it is a blue or a red state. (I am guilty of this and I will be better), ”Gallego tweeted.

Updated at 16:39

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