But his brief tropical sojourn yielded at least two unflattering nicknames on social media — Cancun Cruz and Flyin’ Ted — and prompted a Twitter-fueled news cycle that seemed to unite a broken nation. ADADOn Cruz’s trip, at least, almost everyone could agree: “Nope. that Ted Cruz — the senator from a state in the middle of a once-in-a-decade national weather emergency — was just peacing out to Mexico? Texas lawmakers on Feb. 18 reacted to Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Tex.) trip to Cancun while Texas residents faced widespread power outages.

Source: Washington Post February 19, 2021 11:02 UTC