Donald Trump Jr.’s Defense Of Ted Cruz’s Cancun Trip Contained 1 Embarrassing Error

On Twitter, former President Donald Trump’s eldest son slammed “the hypocrisy of these making an attempt to cancel Ted Cruz” whose silence “on their Democrat Governor’s incompetence is telling.”

The hypocrisy of these making an attempt to cancel Ted Cruz who’ve been completely silent on their Democrat Governor’s incompetence is telling. My ideas on the Cancún Cruz fauxoutrage! #Cruz #CancunGate is faux. https://t.co/WnYe1onpIK

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 18, 2021

However as many Twitter customers instantly identified, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is in actual fact a Republican:

Meet Gov. Greg Abbott, D-Texas

This can be a Republican race to absolutely the backside, and this champion 🏆 is a late however formidable entry. https://t.co/axkTjOn1Yb

— Candace Valenzuela (@candacefor24) February 18, 2021

In a video, Trump Jr. admitted the optics of Cruz’s journey weren’t perfect however claimed “within the grand scheme of issues, he’s a senator, he doesn’t handle disaster in states, that’s a governor’s job.”

“Now, if I have been a Trump, which I’m, I’d provide you with a nickname for one thing like this, like ‘Cancun Cruz,’” Trump Jr. added. “It’s humorous, however actually I can’t get on this bandwagon making an attempt to cancel the man.”