'Don't let him back in': backlash as Cruz caught leaving Texas for Mexico

After mocking Austin's mayor as a hypocrite for his own Mexico trip, Cruz takes heat for leaving as millions suffer from storm

Complete and utter hyprocites," tweeted Senator Ted Cruz back in December, when Steve Adler, mayor of Austin, was caught directing residents to stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus while at his holiday home in Cabo, Mexico.

But Cruz is now eating a slice of humble pie - after being caught hopping on a flight to Mexico just days after telling Texans to stay home during a storm that has left millions of Texans without heating, hot water or power. Cruz was pictured on a flight to Cancun while millions in his state are without power, and adults and children have died while trying to keep warm.