Cruz - on at least 17 prior occasions - since the insurrection used the words terrorists and terrorist attack while referencing January 6, 2021. MAGA only took notice of such one full year later and cried foul, castigating him till he capitulated to their outrage and offered up a Mea Culpa. Pathetic!
Cruz's documented history of using those terms listed here...
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/politics/fact-check-ted-cruz-capitol-terrorist-attack/index.html