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Rafael Bienvenido Cruz y Díaz (born March 22, 1939) is a Cuban-American evangelical preacher and father of Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. He has served as a surrogate in his son's political campaigns.
- He Protested for Castro Before Leaving Cuba. As a teenager under the brutal Batista regime, Rafael Cruz resented the regime and often clashed with its officials.
- He Met Ted’s Mother in Canada, Where He Worked in Oil & Gas. Rafael Cruz arrived in Austin, Texas “with nothing but the clothes on his back and one hundred dollars sewn into his underwear.”
- He Settled in Texas & Became a Preacher. Despite later being described as a competent oilman, R.B. Cruz and Associates folded in 1974 and the family returned to Texas.
- He Advocated the End of Separation of Church & State. In his book A Time for Action: Empowering the Faithful to Reclaim America, Cruz elaborated on his nonbelief in the separation of church and state and the proper role of believers in government
- The Enquirer Claimed ‘Renowned Experts in Facial Recognition’ Say the Man in the Photos Has the Same ‘Receding Chin’ as Ted’s Dad. In his appearance on Fox News on May 3, Donald Trump said
- Cruz Sarcastically Told Reporters, ‘Yes, My Dad Killed JFK’ & ‘Is Secretly Elvis’ Senator Ted Cruz responded to Trump’s comments sarcastically during a meeting with reporters Tuesday, saying, “Let’s be clear.
- Rafael Cruz Was a Fidel Castro Supporter Until, He Says, He Realized the Cuban Revolution Was Marxist in Nature. It is disputed that Rafael Cruz fought alongside Fidel Castro during the Cuban revolution.
- Rafael Cruz Says He Didn’t Live in New Orleans Until 1965, 2 years After the Photos Were Taken. Despite standing with Castro at the time, Cruz escaped Cuba in 1957 after bribing a Batista official to secure a student visa, according to the National Review.
Nov 9, 2015 · Senator Ted Cruz and his father, Rafael, second from right, attended the Pastors and Pews event in Des Moines in March. Now a pastor and Tea Party celebrity, Rafael Cruz is his son’s best...
Nov 13, 2015 · In the meantime, magazine cover stories about Rafael Cruz surfaced; reporters looked into the elder Mr. Cruz’s time as a young Castro supporter in Texas; and Ted Cruz published his own...
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Jun 27, 2015 · AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s father was a 1950s Cuban revolutionary who longed to slip into the island’s eastern mountains and join Fidel Castro’s guerrilla army. At 17, Rafael Cruz led a group of insurgents staging urban sabotage against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Jun 20, 2013 · Ted Cruz's father, Rafael Cruz, told his story in an interview with NPR. By Breanna Edwards. 06/20/2013 05:41 PM EDT. Sen. Ted Cruz has been a vocal part of the debate over immigration...
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