Sean Hannity defends Sen. Ted Cruz’s Cancun holiday amid Texas disaster: “You can be a father and a senator at the same time” Hannity: “He's turning around and coming right back to Texas. Good grief” Written by Media Matters Staff Published 02/18/21 4:27 PM EST Sean Hannity defends Sen. Ted Cruz’s Cancun holiday amid Texas disaster: “You can be a father and a senator at the same time” February 18, 2021 Audio file Citation From the February 18, 2021, edition of Premiere Radio's The Sean Hannity Show SEAN HANNITY (HOST): By the way, Ted Cruz only escorted his daughter on a trip to Cancun as a father. You can be a father and a senator at the same time, and he's turning around and coming right back to Texas. Good grief.