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Collected Item: “Cruz's Trip to Mexico: A Meme”

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Cruz's Trip to Mexico: A Meme

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Meme

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In February, as Texas faced a dangerous winter storm as well as the continuing pandemic, Ted Cruz left the state to hang out at a resort in Mexico. Much has already been said of this by political commentators, so I will simply contribute the best meme I saw about the event. This format saw some use, all of which questioned the intelligence of Cruz in one way or another.

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#meme, #TedCruz, #Texas, #501

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Unknown

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2021-02-22
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