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"We are humans first" - Internet slams trolls after Ted Cruz's daughter Caroline reportedly attempts suicide 

On Tuesday, law enforcement responded to Senator Ted Cruz's Houston residence around 8 pm after a girl was discovered with self-inflicted wounds on her arms. It was later reported that the teenager involved in the accident was one of Cruz's daughters.

Netizens have since taken to social media to urge critics not to send hate messages to the child.

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Trigger Warning: This article contains details related to self-harm. Reader discretion is advised.

I don’t care how much we all despise Ted Cruz

His 14-year-old daughter and her private pain are off limits

She deserves only love, compassion and warmth

All of us have suffered under the shadow of sadness

Let’s give her and the Cruz family respect & support during this time

Police were seen outside Ted Cruz's River Oaks home on Tuesday. They revealed that there were no signs of "criminal activity," and neither was it an issue of family violence. The girl was taken to the hospital after being found.

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Ted Cruz has two daughters, Catherine and Caroline, who are 11 and 14, respectively.

Law enforcement was seen outside Cruz's residence (Image via Houston Air Watch)
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A representative for the family released a statement to ABC 13, which said:

“This is a family matter, and thankfully their daughter is okay. There were no serious injuries. The family requests that the media respect their daughter’s privacy at the this time.”

When the incident occurred, Ted Cruz was in Washington DC. It is unknown whether he traveled back home upon hearing of the news.

A teenager was taken to the hospital (Image via Houston Air Watch)
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Earlier this year, his daughter Caroline came out as bisexual and stated that she disagreed with her father's politics. In a TikTok video, she said:

“A lot of people judge me based upon him at first glance. But I really disagree with most of his views.”

Caroline Cruz has also revealed that living in the public eye has been extremely difficult. She has even revealed that the family's media team altered the length of her shirt for a family Christmas card to make it look longer.

As per sources, Caroline was once asked on social media whether she had shared details about her sexuality with her conservative father. She responded by saying,

“I haven’t told him yet, I’m kinda nervous to tbh but I don’t think he would be mad about it.”

Netizens react to news of Ted Cruz's daughter attempting suicide

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Internet users were saddened to hear about the teenager allegedly attempting suicide. Many expressed that irrespective of a person's political stance, it is still worrying to see someone attempt to take their own life.

Several netizens took to Twitter to warn their fellow netizens not to share hate messages towards the daughter, irrespective of their opinions, as the family is dealing with a tough situation.

A few tweets read as follows:

Ted Cruz' daughter needs love and support right now

I would prefer if it wasn't plastered all over the news, but seeing as she is a politicians daughter, that's not an option

send her love, not attacks, jokes or disrespect
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I hope that Ted Cruz’s daughter is ok, and that she gets to live a genuine life not dominated by her father’s politics that she doesn’t agree with.
I just hope Ted Cruz's daughter is ok. I can't imagine what it must be like to be her, & even now to be scrutinized at her most vulnerable

I hope if she sees us talking, she sees a world full of people who want to love & accept her. Darling you are perfect as you are. Stay.
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I have strong negative feelings about Ted Cruz but folks his family is going through some of the worst hell a family can go through right now. Keep it respectful.
Imagine having a father who has made a political career out of being anti-LGBTQ and then coming out as bisexual at 14. I can’t imagine what Ted Cruz has put his daughter through. That child deserves love and I’m praying for her to be okay.
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My thoughts and prayers are with the entire @tedcruz family. I pray for his daughters full recovery
The only thing I'm going to say about the stabbing at Ted Cruz's house is...if it's his daughter, I hope she is okay, and maybe Ted should retire, become a better person, and spend more time with his children.
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I can't imagine what a child in such a high-profile political (and controversial) family must go through as Ted Cruz's daughter has. I sincerely wish her and the family well as a human being, all politics aside.
Ted Cruz’s daughter is off limits. Get well young lady and I hope you get the help necessary.
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Caroline had earlier shared her struggles of being Ted Cruz's daughter

The politician's daughter was relatively active on TikTok. In one of the videos, she expressed that being Cruz's daughter had its own perks, including traveling and getting "candy and gifts in the mail."

However, being in the public eye has its own fair share of cons. Caroline expressed that she had "security following [her] everywhere."

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She explained that they followed her around the neighborhood and that she always had two guards with her "the entire time."

Caroline's social media accounts have been set to private ever since she began amassing traction.

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Karishma Rao
 
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