Ted Cruz skipping CPAC in Dallas, citing family obligation

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is skipping the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, this weekend, citing family obligations.

“While Big Tech, Hollywood, and the woke mob are desperate to cancel and silence conservatives, they cannot stop us or great events like CPAC from standing strong and fighting for the American revival. I wish I could attend CPAC Dallas with so many great conservatives but I am unable to due to a family commitment,” Cruz said in a statement to The Dallas Morning News.

“I look forward to joining the great conservative voices and activists shortly as we continue together to keep America the freest and greatest nation the world has ever known,” Cruz added.

CPAC is set to start this weekend on Friday and will end on Sunday with a speech by former President Trump. 

The conference will be hosted at the Hilton Anatole close to downtown Dallas and is the second CPAC event this year.

Cruz has spoken at many CPAC events before with the last one being held in February in Orlando, Florida. 

Cruz spoke in February while he was under fire for going to Cancun while millions of Texans were without power during a winter storm. 

“I gotta say, Orlando is awesome! It’s not as nice as Cancun, but it’s nice,” Cruz told the audience.