While President Biden visits storm-torn Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz will be giving a speech on ‘cancel culture’ in Florida
President Joe Biden heads to Texas on Friday to tour a few of the hardest hit areas of the state, however whereas he is there, he will not be assembly with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
That’s as a result of Cruz has a talking engagement that day on the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida. He’ll be giving a speech entitled “Bill of Rights, Liberty, and Cancel Culture.” Cancel tradition seems to be a main theme of the convention; former President Donald Trump will give a speech on Sunday entitled “America Uncancelled.”
Though it is typical for senators to journey with the president when visiting their states, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated that there have been “limitations on space” on Air Force One, making it inconceivable for Cruz or his fellow GOP Sen. John Cornyn to affix. Instead, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will accompany the president.
“There are some limitations on space available, so there are not members, I don’t believe, of any party traveling with the president to Texas,” Psaki instructed reporters, noting that First Lady Dr. Jill Biden would be becoming a member of the president on his journey. “But again, he’s going to be spending the day traveling with Gov. Abbott and surveying the damage on the ground.”
According to Psaki, Biden will “meet with local leaders to discuss the winter storm, relief efforts, progress toward recovery, and the incredible resilience shown by the people of Houston and Texas.”
Some have speculated that Cruz was left off Biden’s journey plan due to the senator’s recent controversial trip to Cancun.
Cruz angered many final week when he was noticed heading to Cancun amid one of many worst winter storms in the state’s history. Many accused the senator of abandoning his constituents, and Cruz later admitted the journey was “obviously a mistake.”
The White House has in a roundabout way commented on Cruz’s habits, although Psaki did say last week that “Many people across the state are without power [and] without the resources they need, and we expect that would be the focus of anyone in the state who was elected to represent them.”
Insider has reached out to each Cruz and Cornyn’s places of work for remark.
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