TED Cruz has suffered an embarrassing slip-up as he called for lawmakers to "stop attacking pedophiles" on Tuesday. “How about we all come together and say, ‘let’s stop murders?’" Cruz rattled off during his speech. "How about we all come together and say ‘let’s stop rape?'" He then added, "How about we all come together and say 'let's stop attacking pedophiles?'" Cruz clearly meant to say "Let's stop pedophiles."