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

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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."