‘Thanks Joe’: Cruz Blames Southwest Airlines’ Massive Disruptions on Biden

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is laying the blame for widespread cancellations of flights on President Joe Biden.

In a tweet on Sunday night, the Texas senator shared a story about Southwest Airlines canceling flights, which it maintained was due to bad weather and air traffic control issues.

He wrote, “👤Joe Biden’s illegal vaccine mandate at work!”

“Suddenly, we’re short on pilots air traffic controllers,” Cruz added.

He also included the hashtag “Thanks Joe.”

Over the weekend, Southwest Airlines canceled more than 2,000 flights as it cited bad weather and issues with air traffic control.

In a statement to Fox Business, a spokesman for the airline said, “We experienced weather challenges in our Florida airports at the beginning of the weekend, challenges that were compounded by unexpected air traffic control issues in the same region, triggering delays and prompting significant cancellations for us beginning Friday evening.”

“We’ve continued diligent work throughout the weekend to reset our operation with a focus on getting aircraft and crews repositioned to take care of our customers,” the spokesman continued. “With fewer frequencies between cities in our current schedule, recovering during operational challenges is more difficult and prolonged. We’re working diligently to accommodate our customers as quickly as possible, and we are grateful for their patience.”