Ted Cruz Responds to Photo of Him Leaving Texas Before Winter Storm [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Published Jan 21, 2026 at 01:48 PM EST updated Jan 21, 2026 at 05:44 PM EST
Senator Ted Cruz has issued a statement after a photo surfaced on social media allegedly showing him on a flight heading out of Texas as his home state prepares for the arrival of a major winter storm.
Shea Jordan Smith, a Houston‑based liberal political strategist and digital communicator, took to X and Threads, posting under the handle @shea_jordan to share what he claimed was a picture of Cruz on his way to a vacation at Laguna Beach.
“Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front," The text accompanying Smith’s post reads:
The post has already been viewed over 2.3 million times on X and 1.1 million times on Threads.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-leaving-texas-again-before-winter-storm-photo-appears-to-show-11394787
And away he goes AGAIN!
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
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11:49 PM · Jan 20, 2026
Just like the last time -
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