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Ted Cruz has been slammed for joking that Texans should “join me in Cancun” as the state braces for a deep freeze.

“Texans, with the freeze coming, wrap your pipes, cover your plants, stay off icy roads & keep your family safe. And, if it gets too damn cold, join me in Cancun!” he wrote on X.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 274 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It’s funny because people are going to die and he’s making fun of them before they do.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 116 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They will vote for him on the way to the graveyard

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 97 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you're sick as a dog, you say: 'God I gotta make it.' Even if you vote and then pass away, it's worth it.

Donald Trump, ordering his cultists to sacrifice themselves for his primary race, just yesterday

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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

And as they die they will blame Obama for the loss of power.

[–] sab@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago

Comedy is all about timing after all.

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[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 87 points 1 year ago (2 children)

lol over 200 people died when I went to Cancun lol get it guys? Get the joke?????

What an ass.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Classic Republican humor!

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[–] HonorIsDead@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If Ted Cruz sees his shadow in Cancun there will 6 be weeks without power in Texas.

[–] WhosMansIsThis@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago

This is a top tier comment. Thank you.

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[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago

It's Ted Cruz, are we expecting tact or class?

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[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Come on and JAM!

[–] Pizza_Rat@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Really got'em!

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

O SHIT HE GOT SLAMMED

DID YOU SEE IT

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[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I refuse to give any clicks to any headlines that use the word slammed or any derivative or synonym thereof

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Unless it's a wrestling news website

[–] MrBusiness@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago

Or if it's followed by welcoming you to the jam

Or an article about doors.

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[–] crackajack@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

Never click anything from The Independent. They're clickbait shit.

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[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Who keeps voting for this professional gimp? Do you guys get off on making your own lives worse? Has he done anything to help you or people you know? It's not a sports team, you don't have to be loyal, it's just a bad politician.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

They get off on making others' lives worse, even when it brings theirs down. Remember Cruz was part of the Tea Party, the super crazies that threw the republican party even further right and helped pave the way for Maga.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 43 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Read the room, asshole.

Enjoy taxpayer-funded trips to Cancun while you can, because you're on the ticket in November, and you won't have the benefit of being in an off-year election or Conservative Californians this time.

[–] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately he’ll still win. Remember Uvalde voted for Abbot after the school shooting. After it exposed the absolute incompetence of their leadership they said “yep that’s who we want”. Cruz is sadly safely in his seat.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's not. His polling numbers in the off-years coupled with the guaranteed higher voter turnout and Millennials and Gen Z showing up to vote should worry him.

[–] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’d be very very happily surprised - I hope you’re right!

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[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bold of you to assume taxpayers fund the majority of his income. Ted Cruz is an extremely corrupt politician.

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[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait. Texas hasn't lynched his ass yet? Damn. I just assumed those cowboys'd getterdun already. Hunh. Must be more talk than walk, I guess.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Texas deserves what it voted for at this point

[–] recapitated@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Flapping mouths and getting "slammed" is never news. Yeah he sucks we get it.

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[–] Fermion@mander.xyz 15 points 1 year ago

Let them eat cake.

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

There are so many unserious people in power right now it is crazy.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"i like ted cruz more than most of my other colleagues like ted cruz. and i hate ted cruz." - al franken

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[–] rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gosh, Texans have no chill /s

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, that's the problem. They have too much chill.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Fuck you, Ted.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Not surprising. Many Texans thought it was not funny.

[–] Haha@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Wow yeah he really got slammed… sure…

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