Still, Cruz managed to continue deflecting some of the blame, according to Cook. «When it became more and more of a firestorm it became all the more compelling that I needed to come back,» he added. «Leaving when so many people were hurting didn’t feel right and so I changed my flight to come back today,» Cruz said. On Thursday night, he told reporters outside his home that the decision to go to Mexico was «obviously a mistake.»Īccording to CBS News producer Sara Cook, Cruz said he started having second thoughts from «the moment I sat down on the plane.» Protesters reportedly gathered outside the Cruz home Thursday evening, chanting «Hey, hey, Ho ho, Ted Cruz has got to go,» and «Resign.» Then speaking to reporters outside his house Thursday evening, he acknowledged that he had originally intended to stay in Mexico through the weekend even as millions of Texans remained without power or heat after a rare winter storm caused mass blackouts across the state. Cruz said he and his wife agreed, and he decided to accompany them, then return the next day.īut as more information about the trip became clear Thursday, the senator’s explanation began to crumble.Ĭruz contacted United Airlines to change his flight from Saturday to Thursday afternoon, according to Skift reporter Edward Russell. When he returned to Texas on Thursday, he told reporters at the airport that his daughters asked him on Wednesday if they could take a trip with friends to Cancun. «Wanting to be a good dad, I flew them down last night, and am flying back this afternoon.» «With school cancelled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip,» Cruz said in a statement. He released a statement Thursday saying he had simply been accompanying his young daughters and had always planned on returning home Thursday. Insider could not independently confirm the text messages. The New York Times reported about and confirmed the text messages, citing a person in the group and the original sender. The text messages sent to and reviewed by Insider contradict Cruz’s previous explanation for the trip, where he pinned it to his daughters’ request for a getaway during a school break.
Ted Cruz’s wife Heidi Cruz talking to neighbors about a getaway to Cancun as the state endures freezing temperatures and widespread power outages.
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Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories.Ī series of new text messages appear to show Sen.Seriously,» Heidi Cruz appears to have written. «We may go to Cancun, there is a direct flight at 445pm and hotels with capacity.Heidi Cruz appears to have rallied neighbors to join them in flying to Cancun.New text messages reviewed by Insider contradict Sen.
Ted Cruz, R-Tex., checking into Cancun International Airport on Thursday, Feb.
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