Ted Cruz wants taxpayers to fund airport escorts for top officials like him

[riversedge]

Source: daily kos


Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 8:30:06a CDT


Sen. Ted “Cancun” Cruz is closer to enacting an airport security amendment that would allow top federal officials like him to apply for a dedicated security escort at commercial airports. Cruz added the amendment to the Senate bill that would fund the Federal Aviation Administration through 2028, telling Politico back in February that there are “serious security threats facing public officials.”

The Texas senator was busted by a fellow traveler when jetting off to Cancun, Mexico, in February 2021, while a disastrous winter storm slammed into his home state. The criticism, from Democrats and Republicans alike, was so brutal that Cruz immediately returned home, apologizing and admitting it was a "mistake." That didn't stop him from seemingly blaming it on his young daughters, telling KTRK in an interview that fleeing the state was their idea and he was "trying to be a dad."

Cruz’s amendment covers a range of of political VIPs:

COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘covered person’ means a Federal judge, a Member of Congress, or a Cabinet Member who, as determined by an applicable Federal protective agency, currently is or previously has been the subject of a threat, as determined by such applicable Federal protective agency.

Cruz’s bill would require the Transportation Security Administration to “arrange for the provision of a security escort at a commercial service airport for a covered person,” as well as their family and staff members. .............................




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Sen. Ted Cruz checks in for a flight at Cancun International Airport after a backlash over his Mexican family vacation as his home state of Texas endured a winter storm on Feb. 18, 2021.

[walkingman]

1. That is one disgusting POS - welcome to Texas.

[Walleye]

2. What a lily-livered chickenhearted coward!

Why doesn’t he go on TV and tell all the Trump people to quit making death threats for crying out loud

[pfitz59]

3. Stop being such a douche

and perhaps you wouldn't feel so threatened.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. White Glove Concierge

for Ted!

[intheflow]

5. Sorry, Asshole.

If you don't want people coming up to you criticizing your actions, maybe try not being such an active asshole. Also: people yelling "Cancun Cruz" at you is not a security issue. We'll come back to this if some lefty ever approaches you with a gun. Sticks and stones, Jerky Boy.

[PatSeg]

25. But I love that this gives everyone

an opportunity to post that god-awful photo of him. He should have kept his mouth shut. A lot of people had forgotten the Cancun Cruz photo - oops, there it is and worse than I remembered!

[C OH Dem]

6. He can rent a car.

No one will bother his sad little ass and he can reflect on????? Never mind, he will never reflect on anything outside the range of his ego.

[rsdsharp]

7. Ted, just don't be a dick, and you'll be fine.

I remember seeing then Illinois Senator Paul Simon in an airport in St. Louis. It was just him and an aide. Nobody approached him at all.

[PatSeg]

26. Seriously?

Asking Ted Cruz to not be a dick is like asking the sun not to shine or birds not to fly.

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. I once saw him and his wife walking down the street in Chicago

It was the morning after an election, he had won by a large margin. The Simons looked happy and relaxed. I smiled at them; they smiled back at me.

[twodogsbarking]

8. Well fuck that.

[DENVERPOPS]

9. LOL

Reminds me of the WBush Admin.......The Secret Service was overwhelmed with the massive numbers of W's staff that were grandiose enough to feel they were all strategically important enough to warrant having SS 24/7/365.......

The Secret Service went crazy trying to fill all the spots for years and years.......

Nothing is worse, than a little person, with a lot of power.........

You can only imagine what the SS and their expenses are to continually protect ol' lardass.......It has to be a small fortune......

[Torchlight]

10. Of course his fragility requires a safe space to avoid offensive triggers

...like someone taking his picture in an airport. Horror of all horrors. Photographer should have been lined up and shot, because otherwise, we're left with only one conclusion: Mr. Cruz has an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, he's easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions; in effect, Teddy is a snowflake by his own definition.

[jimfields33]

36. Preach.

[machoneman]

49. Oh, and how is this going to stop people from hollering "Cancun Cruz" at every airport? It won't Ted, you dunce!

[Traildogbob]

11. Fuck you tubby Ted

Pay for it out of the RNC donations, it’s all GQP making the fucking threats. And good luck, your boys daughter in law is funneling every cent to……your boy.
Why should tax payers, of which I would bet you pay very little, pay for threats you demand of your cult.
My God I have never hated so much in my life prior to Trump, Gym, Cruz, MTG………FFS, no way I can name ALL the shit stains that drive my hate.
Clean house, literally. And senate.
The ONLY way greatness can be achieved. Rapture all the mother fuckers home GOD.

[Conjuay]

12. what?

he isn't asking for us to buy him a private jet?
What's this world coming to?

[trusty elf]

13. Here's a canine escort, Ted! Watch your step!

[AllaN01Bear]

23. lol.

[sheshe2]

42. 🤣🤣🤣

[MissMillie]

14. New spending proposals from a GOPer? (n/t)

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[erronis]

15. Love to see him on a "No Fly List" - especially one that restricts him from coming back.

[Biophilic]

16. When did he become a 'top official'?

I mean, what does he do that makes him a top official? He is such a privileged jerk.

[Emile]

17. I never heard of airport escorts. What a waste of

of tax payers money that would be. They think they are conservative, 😂.

[Rebl2]

18. NO!

[BumRushDaShow]

19. He is an insurrectionist

and as such, has forfeited his right to even be in office.

[summer_in_TX]

20. Let him include funding for it if he wants it...

Chickens&*t.

Has he documented threats to public officials in airports? Or is this all about his bruised ego from the photo taken as he was fleeing the ice storm for a vacation in Cancun?

[kacekwl]

21. F-Off asshole

Hire your own damn security. Fiscal responsibility you know.

[thenelm1]

47. Or babysitter as the case may be. n/t

[AllaN01Bear]

22. snork.

[Blue Owl]

24. Slime trail Ted needs to hire his own entourage

[catrose]

27. No

[Tetrachloride]

28. he has nothing to fear except The Swifties

joke

[Marcuse]

29. Rafael is worried about a MAGA airport ambush a la Lindsey Graham.

…should he fail to kiss Trump’s anus with sufficient depth.
https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/08/lindsey-graham-harassed-trump-supporters-verbally-assault-traitor-airport/

[RainCaster]

31. IOW, Ted Cruz want the govt to pay for his escorts while he's at an airport

I think I've got that right.

[IcyPeas]

32. Like a Lauren Boebert type escort?

[CRK7376]

33. Cruz is a coward!

Scared of walking through the airport.....He might have to come in contact with We The People! COWARD POS
!

[Kennah]

34. He needs to pay for his own hookers--like the rest of us

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

35. Pay for your own escorts you perv

And what does your wife have to say about that?

Okay I'm just kidding.

[DiverDave]

37. What? No limo

To the door? With swat escorts?
As usual, half assed republican snowflakes.
Go for it teddy. You'd probably get us to pay for it.

[republianmushroom]

38. Sorry, ted, but I don't consider you a "top" official.

I don't even consider you a "low" official.

[Firestorm49]

39. I'm in a pissy mood tonight. Sorry. Tell him to go fuck himself.

[JoseBalow]

40. That fat fuck just wants to ride on a golf cart

Let me guess, he wants it paid for him by taxpayers too, not just have it available at his expense.

He is abhorrent.

When Al Franken was Senator, he once said that he likes Ted Cruz more than any other Senator does, and he hates Ted Cruz.

[FakeNoose]

41. Let's make sure Cruz loses in November

Come on Texas Democrats! You've got a really great candidate in Colin Allred. It's time to send Ted Cruz back home so he doesn't have to worry about his personal escorts through the airports.

[Skittles]

43. pay no attention to the serious threat of gun massacres though

fuck that repuke POS

[joshdawg]

44. Let me sugar-coat this:

Fuck cruz!

[COL Mustard]

45. Politicians are supposed to have thick skins

He can't interact with the public that elects him? Once he's through security there's no real threat. Everyone gets screened for weapons.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

46. This happened two months ago.

EXCLUSIVE

Ted Cruz wants lawmakers to get security escorts through America’s airports
Cruz told POLITICO that his amendment is about ensuring that political VIPs aren’t endangered as they pass through public spaces in airports.

By ORIANA PAWLYK
02/03/2024 10:43 AM EST

Viral photos of politicians jetting off to a tropical hideaway during a deadly cold wave might become a lot rarer under legislation being pushed by Sen. Ted Cruz.

The Texas Republican — infamously photographed by a gawker while en route to Cancún in 2021 — is proposing a 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.

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Ted Cruz Adds Personal Protection Amendment To FAA Reauthorization

Marisa Garcia
Senior Contributor
I offer an insider’s view of the business of flight.
Feb 4, 2024, 06:03am EST

Senator Ted Cruz has attached an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Bill. The amendment would provide free personal protection and Transportation Security Administration special handling for Members of Congress, Cabinet Members, and Federal Judges at U.S. commercial airports.

The amendment would require that any commercial U.S. airport the official and their family members or staff might travel through offer a security escort for the official and their entourage. It would also require the TSA to make special arrangements for private security screening of the officials and those accompanying them. The amendment calls on the TSA and FAA to calculate the costs of offering these additional protection services and to brief Congress on requirements for staffing and resources.

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Sun Feb 4, 2024: Ted Cruz wants lawmakers to get security escorts through America's airports

Sat Feb 3, 2024: Ted Cruz wants lawmakers to get security escorts through America's airports

[Wonder Why]

48. Sorry, Ted. We can't afford that increased expense in the budget. Besides,

the only covered persons are criminals in handcuffs so Repug congressmen with who plead guilty to insurrection, wasting government money on false impeachments and similar crimes are already deserving of such treatment.

[Red Mountain]

50. If it involves

a paper bag for his head, zip ties and a golf cart ride to the gate I'd search the couch for change to contribute.

[GreenWave]

51. One way trip to the Moon? I am all for it.

[Shermann]

53. Amateur astronomers could try to spot his camp through telescopes. Sounds like fun! nt

[Shermann]

52. Taxpayers should haul his luggage for him too. Maybe buy his drinks at the airport bar. nt

[Chainfire]

54. If he is paranoid, he should hire a bodyguard.

However, I can see why the government "escorts" to sit around airports waiting for someone impotent to show up. Priorities are priorities.

[3auld6phart]

55. Damn

another self important asshole, cluttering up the earth. Another freak of nature along with his greasy fat orange boss can just die and fuck off .

[Mysterian]

56. How can anyone vote for a piece of shit like Cruz?

Boggles the mind.