Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has pushed again towards criticism he’s obtained for flying to Cancún whereas tens of millions of individuals went with out meals and water on account of the Texas energy catastrophe.
Chatting with conservative radio host Dana Loesch, Cruz blamed criticism on “Trump withdrawal,” implying that assaults towards him are solely going down due to former President Donald Trump’s absence from the information cycle.
“I’ll say, to enterprise into practising drugs, that I really need to diagnose the media. The media is affected by acute Trump withdrawal, the place for 4 years every single day, they might foam on the mouth and be obsessive about Donald Trump, and now that he has receded from their day-to-day storyline, they don’t know what to do with themselves,” Cruz said.
“Donald Trump broke the media, and they also don’t need to try this,” he added. “They only need to have interaction in political assaults.”
You’ll be able to watch Cruz’s interview under.
Cruz claimed he went to Cancún to accompany his daughters, an apology that didn’t sit effectively along with his critics both.
“Like tens of millions of Texans, our household misplaced warmth and energy too,” Cruz mentioned in an announcement. “With faculty cancelled for the week, our ladies requested to make a journey with pals. Eager to be dad, I flew down with them final night time and am flying again this afternoon. My employees and I are in fixed communication with state and native leaders to resolve what occurred in Texas.”
Cruz’s social media accounts had not acknowledged any official journey.
Alan is a author, editor, and information junkie based mostly in New York.
