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Ted Cruz Kept Sightseeing as Desperate Rescue Crews Searched for Missing Kids in Texas Floods (www.thedailybeast.com)

submitted 1 month ago by PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to c/politics@beehaw.org

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[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

On Saturday, July 5, at about 6 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET)—more than 24 hours after the Guadalupe River burst its banks—Cruz and his wife were spotted by a Swamp spy lining up outside the iconic tourist site.

“He was with his family and a lone security guard,” said an eyewitness at the Parthenon. “As he walked past us, I simply said, ‘20 kids dead in Texas and you take a vacation?’

“He sort of grunted and walked on. His wife shot me a dirty look. Then they continued on with their tour guide.”

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 9 points 1 month ago

His wife shot me a dirty look

[–] Geodad@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago

Oh I would have caused a scene. Everyone within earshot would know who he was and that he was shirking his duty again.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

I don't think he actually does anything. Heck I doubt the majority of them do.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, Trump refuses to acknowledge that firing a fuck ton of weather forecasters at the NWS was a problem.

“You look at that water situation, that was really the Biden setup,” Trump said. “That was not our setup. But I wouldn’t blame Biden for it either; I would just say this is a hundred-year catastrophe, and it’s just so horrible to watch.” -Source

(Also, that is a completely nonsense sentence)

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 5 points 1 month ago

There are too many plaques developed in his brain at this point for him to be able to remember the words "flood" or "policy," is what it sounds like to me.

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Would they be more efficient if Ted was there?

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Idk right… it’s all just for show when politicians go fake talk all somber about some incident. Not to mention this is Ted Cruz…

[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Was he the one that went to Mexico during that big power outage?

Love how he and the admin do not want to take some ownership of this after wrecking the government. Saying Bidens fault or you should not be asking the question.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Vote him out already!