Ted Cruz Caught on Vacation Abroad During Texas Tragedy--Again

[douglas9]

The Swamp can exclusively reveal that Ted Cruz stayed in Greece and continued to sightsee as rescuers scoured the floodwaters in Central Texas that killed at least 100 people, including 27 campers and counselors from a summer camp.

The Texas senator was spotted visiting the Parthenon in the Greek capital, Athens, with his wife, Heidi, on Saturday evening. That was a day after Camp Mystic announced that more than 20 girls had gone missing in the floodwaters.

On Saturday, July 5, at about 6 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET)—more than 24 hours after the Guadalupe River burst its banks—Cruz and his wife were spotted by a Swamp spy lining up outside the iconic tourist site.

“He was with his family and a lone security guard,” said an eyewitness at the Parthenon. “As he walked past us, I simply said, ‘20 kids dead in Texas and you take a vacation?’

“He sort of grunted and walked on. His wife shot me a dirty look. Then they continued on with their tour guide.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ted-cruz-was-vacationing-in-europe-as-emergency-crews-desperately-searched-for-texas-flood-survivors/

[underpants]

1. Pompous ass

[radical noodle]

2. I guess America first

doesn't apply to Republican senators. You might think they'd celebrate the independence of the US in the US, not in Greece.

[2naSalit]

3. That's ted for ya.

What lousy pieces of shit he and his wife are.

[Captain Zero]

4. He's a scum bag.

But you knew that.

[sop]

5. Texas should set up the Cruz Disaster Warning System: it would send out alerts whenever Ted takes a foreign vacation.

It would be cheaper and more predictive than the NWS.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. This is the most intelligent comment in a thread full of nonsense

1) People are allowed to vacation in Europe.

2) They can vacation even during US national holidays. Independence means being free to travel among other things. People who think that presence and/or other actions are necessary to celebrate the Declaration of Independence don't realize that Independence needs to be celebrated 365/366 with empathy, care and strength. Cruz has none of those. Pro forma and performative activities signify nothing in the grand scheme of things.

3) He was already in Europe when the flood occurred.

4) Cruz has no magical powers to find 20 missing people. Resources were mobilized effectively without him.

5) A Senator travelling around in Texas requires security and briefings. It would gums things up more than it would help.

[colorado_ufo]

18. If you were he, would you have flown home?

Maybe to see where you could expedite assistance, due to your influence as a Senator?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. He could do that on the phone, if it were even possible to expedite anything more than was already expedited. . . . nt

[Biophilic]

6. I don't think the man has ever claimed to care about his constituents.

[LymphocyteLover]

7. have any MAGA Republicans ever claimed that?

[Biophilic]

8. Well, they've certainly retracted that claim now if they ever did.

[LymphocyteLover]

21. Replaced with "we are all going to die"

[mdbl]

9. If they did the magats probably wouldn't vote for them

They like being beaten down on a daily basis. They think it's just happening to the libs but don't see it happening to them.

[Paladin]

10. My only complaint is that he came back. (nt)

[Gimpyknee]

11. WTF? Cruz can't take a vacation?

[Torchlight]

13. But it's not iced over in Texas.

[Bengus81]

14. Sure...until the power goes off all over Texas in freezing weather..or 100 people DEAD in a flood

many/most of the children. He's a Senate Congressman which means DUTY to who you represent and your State.

If that's to tough for his fat ass then RETIRE and vacation all you want Ted.

[tanyev]

19. Sure, but if he hates getting pestered when natural disasters occur in the area he represents,

then maybe he should have gone into the travel business instead of running for U.S. Senator.

[twodogsbarking]

15. So the US isn't good enough for vacationing? Oh wait, he is recognized in the US of A, eh.

[Lokee11]

17. It's like Deja Vu all over again!

Go Get Bent Rafael!

✊FDT&REC!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. The Onion made me smile