New Jersey governor tweaks Cruz on Cancun over moving truck quip

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) poked fun at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday over the senators infamous trip to Cancun in February.

Cruz tweeted on Tuesday that his wife, Heidi, spotted a Budget moving truck pulling a car that had New Jersey license plates, presumably relocating to the Lone Star state.

“Heidi just spotted on a street in Houston: a Budget moving truck, pulling a car with…New Jersey plates. Welcome to Texas!,” Cruz said in his post. “Welcome to Texas!”

Heidi just spotted on a street in Houston: a Budget moving truck, pulling a car with…New Jersey plates.

Welcome to Texas! pic.twitter.com/ecaEcAnMGE

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 22, 2021

On Wednesday, Murphy quote tweeted Cruz’s post by saying the senator tweeted the photo “from the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun.”

Tweet sent from the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun https://t.co/KiBkPmV0RM

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) June 23, 2021

“Tweet sent from the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun,” Murphy said in his post. 

Murphy was referring to an ill-timed flight Cruz took to Cancun in February while his constituents back home faced widespread power outages and freezing temperatures after a brutal winter storm left millions of residents stranded in sub-zero temperatures. 

Cruz, who faced backlash for his getaway trip, said that going to Cancun “was a mistake.”