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Senator Ted Cruz made a verbal slip during a Senate hearing, which was widely reported but not related to any criminal allegations.
Yes — on Sept. 30, 2025 uttered the words “Let’s stop attacking pedophiles” during a hearing; the line appears on video and was circulated widely online . His office and multiple fact-checkers charact...
did indeed say the words “Let’s stop attacking pedophiles” during a hearing on Sept. 30, 2025, a line that immediately went viral as an apparent verbal gaffe . News outlets, video archives and fact-ch...
did say the words “let’s stop attacking pedophiles” on live during a Senate hearing on Sept. 30, 2025, and the moment was widely shared and reported as an embarrassing verbal gaffe . His office told r...