{"id":163614,"date":"2021-02-23T09:04:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T14:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=163614"},"modified":"2021-02-23T09:29:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T14:29:13","slug":"ted-cruz-condemns-aholes-who-leaked-his-wifes-texts-to-nyt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-condemns-aholes-who-leaked-his-wifes-texts-to-nyt\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz Condemns \u2018A**holes\u2019 Who Leaked His Wife\u2019s Texts To NYT"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fted-cruz-condemns-aholes-who-leaked-his-wifes-texts-to-nyt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=163614&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ted-Cruz-1-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ripped the anonymous source who leaked his wife\u2019s texts over their impromptu vacation to Cancun to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz appeared on Tuesday\u2019s episode of the podcast \u201cRuthless\u201d to discuss the winter storm in Texas, the state of President Joe Biden\u2019s nominees to top administration posts, and his Cancun vacation cut short last week amid a torrent of media criticism and scrutiny. The scandal that erupted last week was almost entirely based on optics; Cruz left his Texas home for Cancun while his state was ravaged by a winter storm and widespread blackouts.<\/p>\n<p>The backlash against Cruz worsened after two anonymous sources leaked texts from his wife, Heidi, about their vacation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/18\/us\/politics\/ted-cruz-storm-cancun.html\">Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I will say Heidi is pretty pissed at that,\u201d Cruz said on the podcast. \u201cIt\u2019s a sign of how ridiculously politicized and nasty and just, you know, here\u2019s a suggestion: just don\u2019t be a**holes. Treat each other as human beings. Have some degree, some modicum of respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Heidi had invited neighbors to join the Cruz family at the popular vacation destination in a hotel the family had stayed at \u201cmany times.\u201d The Times reported the texts on Thursday, the day after the Cruz family had left for Cancun and the day of the Texas senator\u2019s return:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Text messages sent from Ms. Cruz to friends and Houston neighbors on Wednesday revealed a hastily planned trip. Their house was \u201cFREEZING,\u201d as Ms. Cruz put it \u2014 and she proposed a getaway until Sunday. Ms. Cruz invited others to join them at the Ritz-Carlton in Canc\u00fan, where they had stayed \u201cmany times,\u201d noting the room price this week ($309 per night) and its good security. The text messages were provided to The New York Times and confirmed by a second person on the thread, who declined to be identified because of the private nature of the texts.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cruz admitted that his departure from the state amid the winter weather crisis was a \u201cmistake\u201d after returning to Texas on Thursday. As The Daily Wire reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>After catching a flight back to Houston on Thursday, Cruz addressed the backlash with reporters outside his home. \u201cWe left yesterday, the plan had been to stay through the weekend with the family,\u201d he said, referencing how the last week \u201chas been tough on a lot of folks\u201d and recounting how his family had been reduced to clustering around the fireplace after they lost power.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When his daughters found out that school had been canceled for the week, Cruz explained, they suggested taking a vacation. \u201cThey said, \u2018Look, why don\u2019t we take a trip? Let\u2019s go somewhere where it\u2019s not so cold.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cruz admitted, however, that his doubts about taking a vacation began immediately. \u201cI have to admit, I started having second thoughts almost the moment I sat down on the plane,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause, on the one hand, all of us who are parents have a responsibility to take care of our kids, take care of our family. That\u2019s something Texans have been doing across the state.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/joe-rogan-on-ted-cruz-controversy-can-he-make-it-warm-out-what-can-he-do\">Joe Rogan On Ted Cruz Controversy: \u2018Can He Make It Warm Out?\u2019 \u2018What Can He Do?\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ripped the anonymous source who leaked his wife\u2019s texts over their impromptu vacation to Cancun to The New York Times. 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