Ted Cruz Walks Back Statement Calling Jan. 6 a ‘Violent Terrorist Attack’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks during a news conference on the U.S. Southern Border and President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on May 12, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has walked back an earlier statement during which he described the Jan. 6 rally as a “violent terrorist attack.”

Cruz made the statement on the Senate floor on Jan. 5.