Ted Cruz blames daughters for controversial Cancun trip
Josh Marcus
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Sen Ted Cruz speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, 13 February, 2021
(AP)Texas senator Ted Cruz said the reason he took a controversial vacation to Mexico on Wednesday while his state was in disaster conditions was because he was “wanting to be a good dad.”
In a statement released on Thursday, where he offers no apology for the trip, Mr Cruz wrote, “With school cancelled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon.”
“My staff and I are in constant communication with state and local leaders to get to the bottom of what happened in Texas,” he added.