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

OK, everyone. Satisfied?

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

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

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

Hmmm.

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

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