'He can get to Cancun quicker': Ted Cruz buried for pushing VIP airport security amendment

Senator Ted Cruz told Politico on Saturday about his plan to enhance airport security for VIPs, and it didn't go over well on social media.

Cruz, who infamously departed from Texas to Cancun during a massive winter disaster, spoke to the outlet about his bill amendment "that would offer lawmakers a dedicated security escort at airports, along with expedited screening outside of public view."

"That could make it much less likely that the politicians’ comings and goings would become fodder for embarrassing news reports and late-night comedy mockery," Politico reported.

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It doesn't appear as though Cruz posted about the amendment on social media on Saturday, yet it followed him. On an unrelated Cruz post about Biden deploying "attack dogs" against "parental rights groups," one user wrote, "Fled wants you to pay air his airport security so he can get to Cancun quicker and without anyone seeing him."

Security researcher Marcy Wheeler, who posts online under the handle "emptywheel," echoed similar sentiments.

"Ted Cruz wants it to be easier to sneak off to Cancun without his constituents learning about it," Wheeler wrote.

Georgia Democrat Marcus Flowers agreed, saying, "Ted Cruz wants lawmakers to get security escorts through America’s airports so he can flee Texas to go to Cancun in private."

Not everyone who responded to the news chose to take the easy shot at Cruz. Others noted that the bill amendment made Cruz seem like he thinks he's better than everyone else.

"Ted Cruz does not want to be in the same spaces as you heathens when he has to travel," wrote Vanity Fair contributing editor Franklin Leonard.

Another user identified as Melissa Byrne simply wrote on Saturday, "Teddy can’t handle the public. So he wants to hide behind cops."