Ted Cruz says ‘Let’s must stop attacking pedophiles’ in embarrassing gaffe during rant about crime

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “How about we all come together and say, ‘let’s stop murders?’“How about we all come together and say ‘let’s stop rape?’“How about we all come together and say ‘let’s stop attacking pedophiles,’” he said. Cruz also claimed that sex abuse crimes fell by 48 percent. Cruz previously told Piers Morgan that he wants the government to “release everything” related to the Epstein case. The Independent has contacted Ted Cruz and the White House for comment.