Republican senator Ted Cruz has drawn criticism for taking a trip to America’s southern border as the conservative Texan politician once again became the butt of internet jokes and memes. In fact, the number of border crossings under the Biden administration largely mirror those under the former Trump administration. Cruz was accompanied by 18 other Republican senators including John Cornyn, Susan Collins, and Linsey Graham. is this the part where the velociraptor comes out and eats him https://t.co/aNpvh1VuxE — Nate Monroe (@NateMonroeTU) March 26, 2021Comedians on Twitter capitalized on the Republican senator’s stunt. Ted Cruz is going to get to Cancun by any means necessary pic.twitter.com/aZjNhkR4jn — Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) March 27, 2021Yet more compared the jaunt to a scene from Deliverance, a film about four city-slickers that venture to the rural backwoods of Georgia by canoe.

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2021 20:26 UTC