However, leaked text messages sent by his wife to the family's neighbors before the trip showed her asking if they wanted to join the Cruz family at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Cancun for a week, reported the New York Times. In a statement, Cruz revealed that he had decided to accompany his daughters Caroline and Catherine Cruz, and his wife Heidi Cruz in their pre-planned post-pandemic trip to the Mexican city. Cruz admitted that the trip was "obviously a mistake," but ended up blaming his daughters for it, saying he was only "wanting to be a good dad." However, it did not go down well with the tens of thousands of Texans who reeled under rolling power blackouts. The Texas senator also faced backlash after he started giving out water shortly after returning to the state, sharing a photo of himself holding cases of Dasani and using the hashtag #TexasStrong. According to The Sun, parents at the school attended by Cruz's children were furious and demanded they quarantine before returning to school. Cruz and his family members received considerable pushback as millions of Texans suffered without power or heat amid the ongoing winter storm. However, as Cruz faced a public backlash and schlepped back home, Panton stayed back at the Ritz Carlton in sunny Cancun until Saturday. (Getty Images)Īn aide for Cruz told the outlet he invited Panton after having planned the vacation last Tuesday. Ted Cruz (R-TX) sits in a parking lot near Senator Cruz's home on February 19, 2021, in Houston, Texas. 'So I Went To Cancun' trends: Ted Cruz's office defends trip, says he 'warned Texans to take storm seriously' A digital billboard truck with an image of U.S. Why did Ted Cruz fly to Cancun? Truth behind family text messages and why he blamed his kids for the mistake ![]() Panton, a VP at Mellon Ventures, accepted Cruz's invitation and flew south of the border to join the latter's pre-planned family vacation, Axios reported. Now, it has emerged that he also brought along his college roommate for the trip.Ĭruz reportedly invited David Panton, his best pal and former roommate of his at both Princeton and Harvard law, to the destination. All rights reserved.Texas Senator Ted Cruz made waves over the weekend as he faced backlash for vacationing in Cancun with his family while Texans suffered a killer freeze. When KTRK arrived to the scene, police officers were outside Cruz’s home.Ĭopyright © 2022, ABC Audio. local time on Tuesday of a 14-year-old with self-inflicted stab wounds on their arms in the neighborhood River Oaks, where the Republican lawmaker resides with his wife, Heidi, and their two daughters.Īuthorities said the unidentified teen was taken to the hospital but could not say whether the 911 call involved a member of Cruz’s family. The family requests the media respect their daughter’s privacy at this time,” Cruz’s office said.Īccording to KTRK, the Houston Police Department said they received reports just before 8 p.m. “This is a family matter and thankfully their daughter is okay,” Cruz’s representatives said in a statement to ABC affiliate KTRK-TV and other outlets. Ted Cruz’s office said late Tuesday that his daughter is OK and asked for privacy for the family after Houston police and fire personnel were called to his home. ![]() ![]() Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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