{"id":1197059,"date":"2022-01-07T13:19:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T18:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1197059"},"modified":"2022-01-07T13:20:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T18:20:05","slug":"ted-cruz-admits-mistake-to-repeatedly-use-the-word-terrorist-to-describe-january-6-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-admits-mistake-to-repeatedly-use-the-word-terrorist-to-describe-january-6-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz Admits &#039;Mistake&#039; to Repeatedly Use the Word &#039;Terrorist&#039; to Describe January 6 Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fted-cruz-admits-mistake-to-repeatedly-use-the-word-terrorist-to-describe-january-6-protesters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1197059&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mr.-Ted-Cruz-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Sen. Ted Cruz admitted Thursday it was a mistake to describe January 6 protesters as \u201cterrorists,\u201d after using the word multiple times to describe the violence on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz spoke with Fox News host Tucker Carlson to admit his \u201cmistake\u201d and \u201csloppy phrasing\u201d during an exchange with Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger during a Senate Rules Committee oversight hearing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are approaching a solemn anniversary this week. And it is an anniversary of a violent terrorist attack on the Capitol, where we saw the men and women of law enforcement demonstrate incredible courage, incredible bravery, risk their lives for the Capitol,\u201d Cruz said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz\u2019s comment sparked outrage from supporters of former President Donald Trump, accusing the senator of teaming up with Democrat leftists to smear Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2022\/01\/06\/ted-cruz-backtracks-on-claim-january-6-was-a-violent-terrorist-attack-during-confrontation-with-fncs-tucker-carlson\/\">told<\/a> Carlson that for decades he referred to protesters who attacked police officers as terrorists, including Antifa and BLM rioters who \u201cassaulted cops and firebombed police cars.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>But Cruz also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/06\/ted-cruz-january-6-protests-capitol-hill-violent-terrorist-attack\/\">used<\/a> the word on multiple occasions to describe the January 6 violent protests.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) claimed the January 6 protest of the 2020 election on Capitol Hill last year was a \u201cviolent terrorist attack.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vl35Mz9aJJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/Vl35Mz9aJJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1479121406700912641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Just days after the 2021 protests, Cruz said, \u201cWe saw a terrorist attack on the United States Capitol. It was despicable. It was an assault on the citadel of democracy\u201d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/news\/politics\/national-politics\/senator-ted-cruz-calls-capitol-stormers-terrorists-and-denies-that-he-played-a-role-in-creating-or-escalating-the-crisis\/273-b98de9f4-4ad7-435a-9b35-d054ee3e4272\">statement<\/a> to Texas media.<\/p>\n<p>In a May statement, Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sen-cruz-issues-statement-on-january-6-commission\">referred<\/a> to the event as \u201cthe January 6 terrorist attack on the Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruz also described the January 6 protests as a \u201cterrorist attack\u201d in his personal podcast on January 25.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>In his February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sen-cruz-issues-statement-on-vote-to-acquit-former-president-donald-trump\">statement<\/a> to acquit Donald Trump on article of impeachment, Cruz noted he believed the violent protests were a \u201cdespicable terrorist attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BreitbartNews<\/a>: Cruz: \u2018Crystal Clear to Everybody\u2018 Trump Will Be Acquitted <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pepGwDkFFg\">https:\/\/t.co\/pepGwDkFFg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1360251221467140097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs I\u2019ve said repeatedly, what we saw on January 6 was a despicable terrorist attack on the United States Capitol and those who carried it out should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He even used the word \u201cterrorist\u201d to describe protesters who entered the floor of the Senate and House chambers, not just the protesters who attacked police officers.<\/p>\n<p>Recalling the events of the day, Cruz said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We\u2019re horrified as we see terrorists assaulting police officers, tragically murdering a police officer. We see a violent assault on the capitol we see terrorists breaking onto the floor of the Senate chamber and the floor of the House. And all of us are horrified by what we\u2019re watching.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Cruz acknowledged his error in an interview with Carlson on Thursday after the Fox News host criticized the Texas senator on his Wednesday show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree, it was a mistake to use the word yesterday,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause the Democrats and the corporate media have so politicized it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz admitted Thursday it was a mistake to describe January 6 protesters as \u201cterrorists,\u201d after using the word multiple times to describe the violence on Capitol Hill. 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