Then Sen Cruz should have just kept his mouth shut.
His going to the funeral is giving tacit approval to Mandela and his actions - which included being pro-abortion (among the other usual Communist beliefs).
DC is a ppolitical town. So Ted Cruz is invited to the Mandela funeral so:
1. If he accepts, Obamam figures it will hurt Cruz with his base, and it appears that it has... a little
or
2. He declines, then HE’s the story. People on this sight need to get a life.
Going to the funeral was the right thing to do.