Still, the Texas senator tried to explain that he did, in fact, have his reasons.

“Our house is FREEZING,” texted Heidi.

Several responses later, she says “Anyone can or want to leave for the week?

Ted Cruz speaking in Congress

We may go to Cancun there is a direct flight at 445pm and hotels w capacity.

Covid test to come back which we will take there” (viaTwitter).

The plan was to leave on Wednesday, and to return on Saturday.

Ted Cruz returning to Texas from Cancun

And it was a sentiment shared by some who viewed the chats on social media.

BUT this feels like private text msg threat that has been hacked, which .

@TwitterSupport has a policy against (they tell us).

Discarded Beto campaign signs

If not hacked, then leaked by ‘friends’.

Friends like that, who needs enemies?"

Whoever leaked these texts isn’t a nice person."

Ted Cruz at a Homeland Affairs meeting in the Senate

Cruz went online to share photos of himself handing out drinking water to those who no clean water.