'It was a mistake' - Sen. Ted Cruz tells ABC13's Tom Abrahams after returning home from Cancun

[alp227]

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Source: ABC 13 Houston (KTRK)

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In a one-on-one interview with ABC13 from inside his home, Ted Cruz said he regrets taking a trip to Mexico as thousands of Texans remain without power and running water after a historic winter storm ravaged the state.

So, what was he thinking? Tom Abrahams asked Cruz that question to kick off the sit-down interview and the senator said he was simply trying to be a dad. The high-profile Republican lawmaker told Eyewitness News he and his family were among the many Texans who lost power.

So his daughters mustered up an idea.

"They said, 'Look, lets take a trip. Lets go with some of our friends and lets get out of here and lets go somewhere warm," he recalled. "And [Cruz's wife Heidi] and I said ... lets go."

Read more: https://abc13.com/politics/it-was-a-mistake---ted-cruz-tells-abc13-of-cancun-trip/10351914/

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To misquote Coach Taylor on Friday Night Lights Season 1 Episode 13: "I've been late for dinner. I forgot stuff at the supermarket. What you did wasn't some mistake, Senator. What you did is that you indulged yourself while screwing your state over. You know what you call that? You call that a stupid, dumbass, cowardly act, Senator."

[LizBeth]

1. The better question is what is Cruz going to do now to help the Texans in trouble and not just go

sit in a cold house.

[bamagal62]

2. Maybe he'll feed his poodle?

[Skittles]

8. he won't do a fucking thing

what do repukes EVER do that really helps people?

[LizBeth]

10. Point and this should be the conversation now. We beat him up leaving. Now beat him up

coming back and not doing anything.

[Skittles]

11. Texas politicians were more worried about transgendered athletes than they were about infrastructure

they pander to the fucking idiots most likely to vote for them

[LizBeth]

12. True that.

[mezame]

20. Not Just Texas Either...

Trans athletes are all the rage now in at least three other states.

Classic R misdirection playbook: 1) Wait, look over there! OMG!

[liberalhistorian]

26. The Rude Pundit had a great rant

this week with the perfect title: "Texas discovers that there's more to governing than restricting abortions."

[tanyev]

3. I am so sorry we flew commercial instead of just chartering a private plane--

I won’t make that mistake again.

[winstars]

17. He's a cheap fuck! I thought the same thing, fly private, no press!!! but alas he a ASSHOLE!!!

[Deuxcents]

4. Awkkkkkk,

Ya think, moron? Retire ya selfish loser.

[LudwigPastorius]

5. He knew it was a cravenly narcissistic, callous move.

He just thought nobody would recognize him at the airport and on the plane.

Well, fuck you, Raphael. Hopefully, your political career is OVER.

[liberalhistorian]

27. Well, he got away with his

role in the Capitol assault and his attempt to overthrow the election simply because he didn't like the results and had Trump's ass firmly planted to his lips, so he likely thought he could now do what he wanted and there'd again be no consequences.

[catbyte]

6. He should've coordinated the lie with his staff a little better because originally they told the

press that the trip "had been planned for months and the tickets were non-refundable so he had to go." Now, all of a sudden, it's his daughters' fault for the last-minute decision to go to Cancun. He's thrown everybody in the family under the bus but the dog.

[alp227]

9. He'd make the dog ride on the roof of the bus.

Oh wait, that's Romney.

[catbyte]

16. Actually, since my post, I've discovered he abandoned his little dog in his freezing

house while the rest of the family jetted off to Cancun without a care in the world. They just keep getting viler with each passing hour.

Look at that little face waiting for his family in that freezing house.

[MyMission]

13. He left the dog home alone in the cold

But a security guard was supposedly checking in on the dog, who is named snowflake.

[yaesu]

7. No, a mistake is naming your pet rock Rocksann, what you did was selfish, cruel, disgusting &

beyond forgiving, in other words, a typical repuke response to a disaster.

[cstanleytech]

14. He is an adult and has been in political office for years so he damn well knew he simply did

not give a damn about how it would look nor about the people of Texas.
Now, that aside I think it would be a good strategy to corner every single Republican Senator that is going to run for office again in 2022 and 2024 and ask them if they think he should have done it and if they are willing to condemn it as it might come in handy during the election to get them on the record.

[JohnnyRingo]

15. Damage control... report!!

Sir, the main hull has been breached, the forward phasers are inop, and the engines, they cannot take anymore!

"Have the lie writing team and the Fox news PR squad report to the bridge, STAT!
Somebody get Trump on the line." "Everyone else prepare to go under the bus!"

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

18. "Everyone else prepare to go under the bus!"

Well done!

[OldBaldy1701E]

24. Well

He can attempt to toss whomever he wishes under that bus... the decision was his, the idea was his, and the arrogance shown by even contemplating such a thought shows just how much of a overblown asshole he is. Oh, and I would like to offer up what I feel is the real reason for this little sojourn. "Our power grid, that we spent all that time convincing these gullible Texans would be better for them, has failed due to negligence. I bet those subhuman worker bees will be banging on my electrified and secured front gate any minute now. How about a trip to Cancun?"

[nuxvomica]

19. A Repub admitting a mistake is big news

I know he's doing damage control and sidestepping issues of privilege and sociopathy, but in the past five years, they've refused to even admit the smallest mistakes so this is at least a sign that an era has passed.

[NCjack]

21. Cruz said that going was a mistake. I think that was another lie.

The mistake was that he got caught. Next time, he will generate more cover in advance.

[bucolic_frolic]

22. Ted Cruz is a tone-deaf oaf

Simply, that is all.

[OldBaldy1701E]

23. "It was a mistake...

to not do this so I would not get caught. But, I am a cheap narcissist (not to mention a torturer of animals if the reports of where he left his dog are true) and I think I am more important than anyone else in this country, so I will brazenly walk through an airport so the entire world can envy me and want to be me."

[OldBaldy1701E]

25. You were tryin to be a dad?

To whom? Because it wasn't to your constituents, now was it??

[Omaha Steve]

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