Here’s why Ted Cruz flying to Cancun was *so* bad

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was bombarded with negative press after he was spotted on social media hopping on a flight to Cancun with his family amid a devastating winter storm and subsequent power grid failure. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains why what ended up being a very short trip was such a bad look.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

Ted Cruz’s Cancún Trip: Family Texts Detail His Political Blunder

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/us/politics/ted-cruz-storm-cancun.html

Officials slam grid operator as dark comes and millions remain without power

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/weather/texas-winter-storm-tuesday/index.html

While Cruz was traveling from Cancun, O’Rourke and AOC helped Texans in crisis

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/politics/ted-cruz-beto-o-rourke-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-texas-disaster/index.html

Ted Cruz is being mocked over photos showing him loading bottles of water into a car as he seeks to rebuild his reputation after the Cancun vacation debacle

https://www.businessinsider.com/senator-ted-cruz-mocked-over-texas-disaster-relief-photo-op-2021-2

Ted Cruz Says He Flew Family To Mexico Because He Wanted ‘To Be A Good Dad’

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/02/18/ted-cruz-says-he-flew-family-to-mexico-because-he-wanted-to-be-a-good-dad/

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Producer: Allison Gordon

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