“It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare,” Akin said. Todd Akin, a Republican from Missouri, blamed rape victims who become pregnant as a result of their assault. In 2012, when explaining his opposition to abortion access in all instances, then-Rep. After all, pointing the finger at women and children is a hallmark of Republican politics. Certainly no one was surprised that when faced with the consequences, he would blame his daughters. While countless were outraged that Cruz-who just days earlier had told Texans to “keep your family safe and just stay home and hug your kids”-decided to flee the state while his constituents struggled and as many as 30 died, one reaction was absent in the wake of Cruz’s hypocrisy and cruelty: surprise. In an interview after he arrived home, Cruz admitted his decision was “ obviously a mistake,” but reiterated that it was his daughters’ idea to travel-he was just along for the ride. “Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon.” NBC reported that Cruz was initially scheduled to fly back to Texas on Saturday, but quickly changed his return flight as the criticism mounted. “With school canceled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends,” the statement reads. The backlash was swift, and after hours of silence from his office, Cruz confirmed his trip in a statement in which he blamed his 10- and 12-year-old daughters for the ill-advised, heartless trip to a beach resort outside the United States during a state disaster.
On Wednesday afternoon, while an estimated 2.8 million Texans went without power, Cruz was caught boarding a flight to Cancún, Mexico, with his family. Ted Cruz of Texas would abandon his post in a moment of need?
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