{"id":156933,"date":"2021-02-21T15:07:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T20:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=156933"},"modified":"2021-02-21T15:28:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T20:28:39","slug":"senator-ted-cruz-delivers-water-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-ted-cruz-delivers-water-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Ted Cruz Delivers Water In Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenator-ted-cruz-delivers-water-in-texas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=156933&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/8C2A5375-3B4D-42EE-9814-D520BDA899EF_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Saturday, Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas posted photos of himself passing out water to Texans. In the post, Cruz can be seen loading water into cars while talking with presumably local residents. Included in the tweet is the hashtag, \u201c#TexasStrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TexasStrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TexasStrong<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gK4DHtsvLU\">pic.twitter.com\/gK4DHtsvLU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1363335355609530368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His actions come after receiving backlash last week for leaving Texas to go with his family to Cancun while the state experienced extreme weather conditions. When Cruz returned from Cancun, he admitted his regret.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/sen-ted-cruz-comes-under-fire-after-photos-purportedly-show-n1258249\">NBC News<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>After Cruz\u2019s Senate office did not respond to repeated requests for comment Thursday, Cruz released a statement explaining his decision to leave the state and said he was returning home Thursday afternoon. He said that it has be an \u201cinfuriating week for Texans\u201d and that his family had \u201clost heat and power, too.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWith school cancelled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon. My staff and I are in constant communication with state and local leaders to get to the bottom of what happened in Texas.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe want our power back, our water on, and our homes warm. My team and I will continue using all our resources to keep Texans informed and safe,\u201d he added.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After receiving criticism for appearing to take a vacation during a crisis, Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/sen-ted-cruz-comes-under-fire-after-photos-purportedly-show-n1258249\">reportedly<\/a> changed his return flight and came back to Texas. When he arrived back in Houston, Cruz said, \u201cIt was obviously a mistake, and in hindsight I wouldn\u2019t have done it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some took to Twitter to criticize the senator for passing out water over the weekend, while others said that he was helping.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DannyMeinz\/status\/1363526712496128004\">user<\/a> seemed to defend Cruz, saying, \u201cYou can be mad that he left or you can be mad that he\u2019s helping. You can\u2019t pick both.\u201d Others <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karyne_luscomb\/status\/1363532107604189184\">said<\/a> that he wasn\u2019t helping, but rather using the situation to stage a photo-op. The previous user responded, saying, \u201cOk. Photo oping is pretty much the extent of what a congressperson can do in their \u2018official capacity.\u2019 So why be angry at him going on vacation?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the media\u2019s coverage and reaction to Cruz\u2019s actions were seen by some to be uneven compared with Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York\u2019s nursing home scandal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/abc-world-news-tonight-ted-cruz-cancun-andrew-cuomo-nursing-home-scandal\">Fox News<\/a> reported that \u201cABC\u2019s \u2018World News Night\u2019 devoted roughly four times more coverage Thursday to the Cancun controversy surrounding Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, than the growing legal problems faced by Democrat New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additional concerns regarding the reporting of the Cruz story have come to light in recent days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/united-airlines-investigating-who-leaked-ted-cruz-flight-details\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported on Sunday that United Airlines is looking into the details of how Cruz\u2019s flight information was leaked:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Cruz, who made headlines for his turnaround trip, was photographed in an airport Wednesday. After apparently realizing the difficult optics associated with such a public trip, Cruz released a statement suggesting he was doing a quick turnaround and would return to Houston Thursday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A United Airlines employee, though, accessed Cruz\u2019s data and discovered that the Texas Senator had switched his flight, rebooking for Thursday from a Saturday return, in stark contrast to the Senator\u2019s public statement. The employee then, it seems, revealed the discrepancy to a reporter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSpoke to a source at United Airlines, Senator Ted Cruz rebooked his flight back to Houston from Cancun for this afternoon at around 6 a.m. today (Thursday). He was originally scheduled to return on Saturday,\u201d airlines reporter Edward Russell noted on Twitter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That information is supposed to be confidential according to United Airlines company policy, and it is against company policy to leak it or make it public in any way.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span><em>member<\/em><\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas posted photos of himself passing out water to Texans. 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