Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is drawing heat for chasing the sun in Europe as his constituents back home dealt with a devastating crisis. Cruz was captured queuing up to visit the Parthenon in Athens, Greece,

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz was on a pre-planned vacation in Greece with his family when devastating floods hit central Texas, and he sought to travel back “as fast as humanly possible,” his office said.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday responded to backlash for vacationing in Greece while flooding killed dozens in his home state. “The Senator was already in the middle of preplanned family