After encountering a huge backlash from conservatives for describing the events of January 6th 2021 as a “violent terrorist attack,” Senator Ted Cruz apologised and admitted that his language was “dumb” and “sloppy”.

https://summit.news/2022/01/07/video-ted-cruz-apologises-for-calling-jan-6th-a-terrorist-attack-it-was-sloppy-and-dumb/