Wanting to be a good dad he flew them down but later admitted it was a family trip and they were supposed to be there through the weekend. In other words, they felt entitled to treatment others could not get. The question now is whether his decision will hurt him in the eyes of the Texas public.Īt first, Cruz blamed his daughters saying they wanted to get away since it was cold and the schools were closed. What was he thinking? Perhaps that’s the problem he wasn’t thinking about the consequences of his action. Moreover, he left during the recent storms that cut off power to millions of Texans and difficulty accessing clean water.
He follows in the footsteps of a variety of public figures who had no idea how the optics looked to the general public when they decided to engage in self-serving personal activities all the while asking their constituents to stay home and shelter in place during the pandemic.Įarlier in the week, Cruz abandoned his home state of Texas for a tropical vacation in Cancun in the middle of travel warnings due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Ted Cruz is the latest politician to be tone deaf. I have previously blogged about the entitled political class who act as if there is one set of rules for themselves and another for the public.