Republicans really like blaming their female family members for their own misdeeds.
Remember when Ted Cruz shifted the blame to his daughters when he abandoned Texans during a storm?
https://www.salon.com/2021/02/18/cruz-ripped-to-shreds-for-blaming-widely-condemned-cancun-vacation-on-his-daughters_partner/
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/02/ted-cruz-cancun-excuse-daughters
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/us/politics/ted-cruz-storm-cancun.html
https://www.thewrap.com/ted-cruz-uses-his-daughters-as-scapegoats-for-controversial-cancun-trip/
It's a pattern for the GOP