The Dallas Morning News was chastised for publishing a “utterly classless piece” on Sen. Ted Cruz’s 13-year-old daughter and a TikTok video she made discussing the benefits and drawbacks of being the kid of a politician.
An utterly classless story from the @dallasnews.
— Ron Nehring (@RonNehring) January 1, 2022
She's just 13, not an elected official. Let it go. https://t.co/ACTM6jmybC
The report centered on a 13-year-TikTok old’s video in which she explored the advantages and disadvantages of being the daughter of a senator. Cruz is the father of two children, ages ten and thirteen.
According to the narrative, many politicians’ children disagree with their parents, using former President Ronald Reagan’s son, Ron, as an example.
“But politicians raising Generation Z children have to contend with a ready access to social media that previous generations never did,” the piece said.
According to Newsweek, her TikTok account has now been changed to private, but fragments of the video are still spreading on other sites.
Other opponents, like Republican Texas state Senator Drew Springer, pounced on the tale. In a tweet, he warned the publication and several of its workers not to approach him.
Hey @DallasNews, @RobertTGarrett , @MorrisReports do you need my kids TikTok account to do your next story? Because don’t bother calling me.
— Drew Springer (@DrewSpringer) December 31, 2021
Bob & Allie y’all are better than this. #txlege #LeaveKidsOutOfPolitics https://t.co/XfskCBFEWV
His daughter is 13 and the media is stalking and writing about her TikTok. Very sleazy and inappropriate. https://t.co/pRRM1Ux186
— Aaron M. Renn 🇺🇸 (@aaron_renn) December 31, 2021
