Cruz seen at Cancun airport amid Texas deep freeze

February 18, 2021, 4:46 PM

As Texas remains in the grip of an unprecedented freeze United States Senator Ted Cruz was seen at the airport in Cancun after reportedly purchasing a return ticket home Thursday. (Feb. 18)

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TED CRUZ: Yeah. I just answered a whole bunch of questions. Go home and keep working to get the grid reopened, to get power restored, to get water back on.

A lot of Texans are hurting. And this crisis is frustrating. It's frustrating for millions of Texans. It shouldn't happen.

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