Ted Cruz's Fossil Fuel Crusade Comes Back To Bite Him

 

     Ted Cruz has received nearly a million dollars a year from fossil fuel companies during his time in the Senate. Among the 20 representatives most subsidized by fossil fuel companies are six Republicans from Texas. For Ted Cruz, however, it came back to bite him in the ass.

     In January, he made himself look foolish questioning Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on the cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Then, the natural gas-run Texas, which operates its own power grid to avoid regulations, froze over and killed people.

     In 2019, Cruz tweeted to mock California while it burned through a scorching summer with no electricity. His defense when those tweets were sent his way? "I have no defense." Cruz also seemed to blame renewable energy for California's 2019 blackouts. Oops.

     Another ironic tweet also surfaced: "I'll believe in climate change when Texas freezes over." Teddy jinxed it.