Ted Cruz claims Joe Biden has given a ‘gift’ to Russia
(Picture: Getty Images)When it was reported that US President Joe Biden had travelled to his home state of Delaware for the weekend – which Republicans have since interpreted as a ‘vacation’ – one senator who had a holiday controversy of his own saw it as the perfect opportunity to chip in.
“Cancún is lovely this time of year,” tweeted Ted Cruz, who sparked a backlash when he visited the Mexico city in February this year – right when his state of Texas was experiencing power outages as a result of a winter storm which left at least 111 people dead.
Cancun is lovely this time of year. https://t.co/LtCqwKjRCI
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 9, 2021
The comment was in response to a tweet from the Republican National Committee (also known as GOP), which read: “Joe Biden has decided to go on vacation YET AGAIN. He is running away from all the problems he has caused.”
Some heaped praise on Cruz for his apparent self-awareness and his ability to ridicule himself:
The level of critique-self-awareness and reverse trolling that @tedcruz does really makes me laugh.
— Clint Wilson (@clintnwilson) October 9, 2021
🤣🤣🤣🤣 well played Sir
— Lacrosse And Cats (@russell649) October 9, 2021
A reverse spin troll. Well done. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Ln8k6SQUJw
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) October 10, 2021
This comment section pic.twitter.com/vNLHs27s3p
— Brandon Butterfield (@Brandon_B12) October 9, 2021
I like funny Ted Cruz so much more than preachy Ted Cruz. https://t.co/KvvCKWL4KT
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) October 10, 2021
Others, meanwhile, didn’t see the funny side – given, you know, people actually died in the crisis:
When you decide to joke about that time you flew to Cancun while your constituents literally froze to death https://t.co/JxfQoPJdrB
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) October 9, 2021
When Texas crumbling infrastructure power grid goes down and water pipes burst and people of Texas freeze to death pic.twitter.com/RBjsNPYmC4
— JoeIsYourPresident🌊🌊🌊 (@JoeBidenWon) October 9, 2021
— Hard Truths--P2 J&J trial participant (@scottp33) October 9, 2021
— Momto2Goldens (@MaggieS05686973) October 9, 2021
Vacation? It is his home….90 miles up the road. 17 minutes by plane ✈️ back to DC. Raphael, what is your problem?
— Ruthie Kitty/2012! (@MaryDic13199337) October 9, 2021
The setup here is that a senator went on a spur-of-the-moment vacation to Cancun while millions of people in his state lost power during extreme winter storms, and then he fought an infrastructure bill because of "reckless spending". The punchline is that the senator is you.
— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) October 9, 2021
@GOP yall try too hard pretending to care lol How often did Trump golf and how much did that cost tax payers???
— Val Santos (@ValSantosOnAir) October 9, 2021
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While we wouldn’t call Biden’s weekend trip to his hometown a ‘holiday’, per se, he isn’t the only politician to be criticised over an apparent vacation away from the current demands of the job.
Here in the UK, the Mirror reported on Saturday that the prime minister had jetted off to the Costa del Sol – specifically the city of Marbella.
