The fierce political backlash comes as Cruz eyes a second presidential run in 2024. “It was obviously a mistake, and in hindsight, I wouldn’t have done it,” he said. “I didn’t want all the screaming and yelling about this trip to distract even one moment from the real issues that I think Texans care about, which is keeping all of our families safe,” Cruz said. because he realized he needed to be in Texas. “We want our power back, our water on, and our homes warm.”Ĭruz told reporters Thursday night that he returned to the U.S. “My staff and I are in constant communication with state and local leaders to get to the bottom of what happened in Texas,” he continued. “Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon,” Cruz wrote. The trip drew criticism from leaders in both parties and was seen as potentially damaging to his future political ambitions.Ĭruz said in an earlier statement Thursday that he accompanied his family to Cancun a day earlier after his daughters asked to go on a trip with friends, given that school was canceled for the week. The Associated Press and other media outlets reported that he had traveled out of the country with his family as hundreds of thousands of Texans were still grappling with the fallout of a winter storm that crippled the state’s power grid. “In hindsight, I wouldn’t have done it,” he told reporters. The Republican senator said he began second-guessing the trip since the moment he first got on the plane Wednesday.
Ted Cruz said Thursday that his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm.
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