Everyone satisfied? Ted Cruz releases statement explaining his recent trip to Cancun

Following numerous reports that he flew to Cancun last night, Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz has finally released a statement on the matter:

New Statement from @tedcruz: pic.twitter.com/0WMni5O9R1

— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) February 18, 2021

Statement from Senator Ted Cruz on his trip to Cancun. pic.twitter.com/2g8NGcn91V

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) February 18, 2021

OK, everyone. Satisfied?

There it is. https://t.co/48yaJAKuHc

— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) February 18, 2021

There it is. But it still doesn’t clear everything up.

https://twitter.com/jbillinson/status/1362467305599479816

https://twitter.com/jbillinson/status/1362467772421337091

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— Noam Blum (@neontaster) February 18, 2021

Hmmm.

don’t think that statement is gonna cut it

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 18, 2021

When the optics are as bad as they are, “I was just trying to be a good dad” isn’t the best excuse.

"I'm really sorry. I didn't think this through and the criticism is merited and I will do better next time" is a better reaction to any of these minor scandals than transparent attempts at damage control that inevitably make you look worse.

— Noam Blum (@neontaster) February 18, 2021

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.