Ted Cruz’s daughter takes to TikTok to discuss life as senator’s kid

Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz found himself in a predicament this week that would make any parent working in politics nervous: an outspoken teenage daughter with a TikTok account.

Answering questions from followers on the social media application about the pros and cons of being related to a U.S. senator, Cruz’s 13-year-old daughter said she liked traveling and receiving candy and gifts in the mail. But she expressed dislike for her security detail, which she said follows her around her neighborhood and to her friends’ homes. The video was first reported by Observer.

Children opposing their parents on politics is nothing new. Former President Ronald Reagan’s son, Ron, said he often disagreed with his father. Last year, the daughter of a man running in the Republican primary for a state office in Michigan tweeted a plea to her followers: “pls for the love of god do not vote for my dad.”

But politicians raising Generation Z children have to contend with a ready access to social media that previous generations never did. The daughter of Kellyanne Conway, one of Donald Trump’s main advisers as president, caused issues for her parents last year after she posted videos alleging abuse at home and professing her dislike for Trump on TikTok.

The account belonging to Cruz’s daughter had been made private by Thursday.