Senator Ted Cruz's alleged tweet mocking California's 'failed energy policies' resurfaces

After Texas Senator, Ted Cruz returned from his controversial trip to Mexico while his state suffered from repercussions of a deadly winter storm, old tweets of him claiming that he will “believe in climate change when Texas freezes over” resurfaced. While re has been evidence of Senator tweeting those words himself, Rep. Cruz on Friday was bombarded with it as users shared what looks like a screenshot of a September 8, 2016 tweet from Cruz's phone. t just that, Texans launched a meme fest with words in tweet appearing over an im of his face across internet. satire tably took over social media by storm that attributed baseless and hilarious statement to Texan senator. 

[Ted Cruz said it was a 'mistake' to leave state and returned home after facing backlash. Credit: Associated Press.]

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While phone screenshots remain unconfirmed, Cruz has widely, in his appearance on television, disputed scientific phemen that is shaping climate due to pollution caused by humans. Texas Senator has denied existence of human-caused climate change, debating in 2015 on US broadcasting networks that satellite data showed "re has been significant global warming for past 18 years." In an NPR interview later that year, he said "climate change is perfect pseudoscientific ory for a big-government politician who wants more power.” Moreover, Republican politician defended his victory for Senate seat from n-Rep. Beto O’Rourke, saying, “ climate has been changing from dawn of time.” w that Senator has returned from Cancun, his hypocritical tweet has once again returned online. 

controversy behind tweet

Senator Ted Cruz was bombarded with his nasty ‘When Texas freezes over’ tweet after he was caught by media returning from a family vacation trip, as his fellow Houston natives were left without water or power supply amid a winter storm where Texas literally ‘froze over’. Friday, sources of Associated Press and Fox News confirmed KSAT reporting about senator’s trip to Mexico, a day after he was photographed at airport. Following his departure, social media, including fellow Texans, roasted Cruz for his irresponsible behaviour, fleeing state it was ‘freezing over’. In addition to launch of his humorous statement about climate change, people made fun of Senator’s trip amid mounting hardships, while y struggled to get water or electricity. 

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