Posted on 02/22/2021 10:28:24 AM PST by conservative98
Ted Cruz invited his college roommate from Princeton and Harvard Law to join him and his family on their Cancun vacation, it has been revealed.
The Texas Senator flew to Mexico last Wednesday afternoon with his wife Heidi and their two daughters, aged 10 and 12, while millions in their home state struggled without power, heat and water.
He flew back the next day amid outcry over the trip, and defended it by saying he was just being a 'good dad' and appeasing his 'girls', who'd asked if they could jet somewhere warm while Texas froze.
After planning the trip apparently at the last minute, Cruz also invited his David Panton, his roommate from Princeton and Harvard Law, who lives in Atlanta and works in private equity.
Panton accepted and flew to Cancun, where he also got a room at The Ritz-Carlton, Axios has revealed.
It's unclear when he flew back. Panton grew up in Jamaica before attending college in the US.
He and Cruz graduated from Princeton in 1992 and from Harvard Law in 1995.
It comes after text messages show how Heidi Cruz told neighbors and friends that they were 'escaping' the 'freezing' temperatures.
She asked the others in a group text for women who live on their Houston street if they too could get away.
The family also left behind their poodle, Snowflake.
The trip and his attempts to defend it have been a PR disaster for the Senator.
Since returning last Thursday, Cruz has been working overtime to mend his image and tackle the ongoing crisis in Texas.
Over the weekend, he served barbecue to first responders in Houston to 'thank them' for their work.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
The good news is, hardly anyone reads the Daily Mail in New York City, let alone in Texas.
I prefer their world than your political bubble.........And you're a nobody.
Just how many times has Ted Cruz “constantly admitted” he made all these mistakes you keep referring to?
BINGO!
Yawn.
The only mistake Cruz has made was apologizing.
He went on almost every network when he returned stating he “made a mistake”.
So I’m asking you, is he lying about making a mistake?
Or is he too spineless to defend his trip?
Which one is it?
He went on “almost every network” and stated he made a mistake?
Which networks were those?
And how many times did he appear on these networks to say he made a mistake?
As far as I am concerned, Ted Cruz acted just as he was supposed to.
The only mistake he’s made is to allow himself to be railroaded by the fake news media.
He’d be far better off to have told the fake news media hyenas to go take a jump.
K. That answers my question. He was too spineless to defend himself
and his trip.
he’s apologized already. shall we rehash it again? has Cuomo apologized YET? and the dog was left in the care of their security person.
It’s time to start bookmarking these threads, just to have a tally on all the people on FR that wants the scalp of a senator that has fought and backed PDJT, since he was elected. Yes, let’s just keep killing our own people. Oh, and who’s the perfect conservative that’s going to take his place in TX, after he gets railroaded and campaigned against, by democrats and our own effing people. Oh, it’ll be some guy named Beto. Nice effing work.
Instead he llied....lying Ted
But, he’s got you so what’s the problem?
Go read the interview he gave just recently where he blamed President Trump for Jan. 6.....fought for and backed Trump my ass! 🤬
Lying, backstabbing Ted. 😖
Iagree...it is a no drama drama. Anyone who lives in Texas would do the same thing if they had the wherewithal. I’m sure the Governor was organizing water deliveries, etc. What was Cruz expected to do...shovel snow????
That’s true. He has committed no crime. I voted for him twice and would vote for him again.
He did not return “in disgrace.” More like “embarrassed” by a poor decision. The Daily Mail can ESAD!
“a senator that has fought and backed PDJT, since he was
elected.”
Blamed Trump for the the “riot”...
January 7, 2021
Sen. Ted Cruz says Trump ‘bears some responsibility’ for Capitol riot
“Look, I think he plainly bears some responsibility,” Cruz said. “At the end of the day, criminals are responsible for their own conduct and the terrorists who conducted that attack, they bear the responsibility. But I think his angry rhetoric was reckless, and I think it was harmful.”
[[Why are we still talking about Senator Cruz?]]
CDS- it’s all consuming
I posted a Cuomo impeachment story shortly after. It should have been a HUGE story. But it got 4 replies. In the same time this got 100 replies. People say they don’t care about Cruz winter storm story and only care about the Cuomo scandal but the posts show otherwise.
Both sides do this all the time.. yes not great optics but no one with the resources wouldn’t do the same thing.
Hey it’s 0 degrees you have no heat or water.
If you have the resources you find someplace else to be.
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