Yes, someone actually trying to “be a good dad” might say “Listen sweetie, I know you’d like to go on vacation but we're in the middle of a pandemic, not to mention the fact that I have an important job to do home in Texas.” Yes, usually when kids say things like “I'd like to play with a few sticks of dynamite” the appropriate answer isn’t “I'll drive you to the store to buy some.” Yes, I'm going to ignore all of this while trying to weasel out of this situation of my own making. Yes, I am the elected official and they are middle schoolers. Yes, I am 50 (entered a new decade on December 22 if you missed it!). In other words, you can’t criticize me for this horrible lapse in judgment it’s my kids’ fault! Yes, they are 10 (Catherine) and 12 (Caroline). My team and I will continue using all our resources to keep Texans informed and safe.” We want our power back, our water on, and our homes warm. By Michael Hardy Photo: MEGA/GC Images After jaunting off to Cancún with his family Wednesday night, Senator Ted Cruz explained that he was merely escorting his girls on a vacation trip with their. My staff and I are in constant communication with state and local leaders to get to the bottom of what happened in Texas.
Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon. With school cancelled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Id love to be the starting point guard for the Houston Rockets, and Im confident that there is no universe in which that. Like millions of Texans, our family lost heat and power too. Our homes are freezing and our lights are out. We have food lines, gas lines, and people sleeping at neighbors’ houses. The greatest state in the greatest country in the world has been without power.
In a statement obtained by NBC News, Cruz said: “This has been an infuriating week for Texans. Yes, rather than taking responsibility for his decision to leave the country for greener pastures and abscond his duties as an elected official, Cruz on Thursday blamed his daughters, who are 10 and 12, for the whole thing. Because really, what do you say? If you’re Ted Cruz, apparently the answer is: My daughters made me do it. Not surprisingly, given how very, very bad it looked, some 12 hours elapsed between the time photos of Cruz and his carry-on surfaced online and when the senator’s office released a statement explaining the situation. After he presumably thought that no one would notice he’d boarded a commercial flight to Cancún as Texas was in the grips of a catastrophic power outage, the senator’s little getaway had become major news, the news being that an elected official literally abandoned millions of his constituents, some of whom were freezing to death, to go on a beach vacation. Michael Hardy of New York Magazine “decided to check out the senator’s power situation” when he “heard barking and noticed a small, white dog looking out the bottom right pane of glass in the senator’s front door.” After the New York Magazine story broke, one voter tweeted, “Never thought I could dislike Ted Cruz more than I already did…until he left his dog #Snowflake home to freeze to death.” The trip prompted many to blast his callous behavior, including Hillary Clinton who tweeted, “Don’t vote for anyone you wouldn’t trust with your dog.On Thursday afternoon Ted Cruz’s back was against the wall. The senator is also believed to have left the family dog Snowflake at home alone during the storm. After she complained that their house was “FREEZING,” she allegedly invited their Houston neighbors to join them at the Ritz-Carlton in Cancún, where she had stayed “many times,” noting the room price this week ($309 per night) and its “good security.” The following morning, the politician issued a statement saying that “with school canceled for the week, our girls asked us to take a trip with friends.” He claimed he was trying “to be a good dad” and accompany his daughters and his friends and was “ flying back this afternoon.” However, it was soon revealed that the senator was attempting to use his children as a scapegoat, as The New York Times published leaked text messages between Heidi and some of their neighbors. Photos of the couple boarding a flight at Houston’s George Bush International Airport first surfaced on Twitter on February 17. Twitter Jokes About Sending Ted Cruz To Mars After NASA Lands On Planet Amid Texas Power Crisis Ted Cruz Reportedly Left Dog Snowflake Home In ‘Freezing’ Home While Family Went To Cancun Search Hollywood Life Search Trending Navigation TrendingĪlexandra Ocasio-Cortez Praised For Raising $2 Million To Help Texas Victims After Ted Cruz Flees To Cancun Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News Primary Menu Menu Close Menu
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