Texas Sen. Ted Cruz didn't do anything to help with the release of a former Marine from Russian custody, according to his father.
The man was convicted of attacking Russian police and was held in Moscow. He was in a Russian prison and got a broken rib.
He was released as part of the prisoner exchange between Russia and the US. Reed was swapped for Yaroshenko.
Cruz is an embarrassment to the state of Texas, according to Joey Reed. I will work for the campaign to defeat the son of a bitch if they run against him.
When Cruz called to congratulate them after publicly showing support for his son's release, the elder Reed asked where he had been for the last two and a half years.
Reed told the News that he hit him point-blank.
Jonathan Franks, a spokesman for the Reeds, told Insider that they don't need celebratory phone calls when a loved one is out of jail.
Reed called Cruz asking for help years prior, but Cruz's staff said he couldn't speak out about their son's detainment publicly because the senator was an "enemy of Putin."
Franks told Insider that the call between the Reeds and Cruz's staff member was unfortunate, and that the senator didn't call to check in again until afterTrevor's release.
Franks emphasized that it was not a partisan attack and that the family wanted to emphasize that Cruz's influence in the world of politics could have been beneficial to the family's fight.
It would have helped if Ted Cruz had called the President and said "Bring this kid home", Franks said. He could have called Trump and told him to make a deal.
Franks could not confirm if Cruz had made such an action without the family knowing.
Cruz told the News that he did not speak out partly because administration officials told him it could be counter productive.
Joey Reed told the News that Texas GOP Rep. Michael McCaul was a vocal advocate for the release of Trevor.
Representatives for Cruz did not respond to the request for comment.
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