Ted Cruz Cancún story, a story that conquered the news since late Wednesday night, still had a lot to unload.
These included him flying off to a beach vacation while his fellow Texans froze. The conservatives’ sad efforts at spin followed by the obvious and juvenile-like lies from Cruz himself.
There were also photographs of the senator wheeling a carry-on around an empty airport. And of course, the memes. And if all this weren’t enough, there’s also this: He left behind a poodle, and the poodle’s name is actually “Snowflake.”
Just to clarify, this was taken around 1pm central on Thursday. It's possible Ted brought the poodle back from Cancun with him, or that a family member was staying behind to take care of the dog.
— Michael Hardy (@mkerrhardy) February 18, 2021
When a reporter monitored the Cruz house in Houston, he found only a security guard and, Snowflake, a poodle visible in the glass, left home alone by a family that sought a warmer climate.
Still, a lot of people their time to call out the deranged detail that Cruz would hate sensitive progressives so much he would name his dog — a poodle, no less — after the right-wing’s favorite insult for them.
I thought it couldn’t get worse for Ted Cruz then I learned he ditched his pet poodle at home named Snowflake when he left town
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) February 19, 2021
The poodle's name appears to be Snowflake. Which is probably how it felt being left behind without heat in subzero weather
— Michael Hardy (@mkerrhardy) February 18, 2021
This is only arguably the most humiliating thing Cruz has ever brought upon himself, and he was once owned by the star of his favorite movie.