His assistant , Arlando Teller but you guys forget that he's no longer an elected official but a federal government employee.. much like other workers who are fathers , he's entitled to paternity leave, days off, holiday pay, etc. Criticize his work if you must but not for taking time off to handle family affairs
It's not that simple, as has been pointed out in the thread already.
There's a difference between him and "other workers who are fathers".
He's a Cabinet member who has been on the job 8 months, and there's a crisis that his department is specifically built to handle. Therefore, being mostly away for two months is unacceptable.