Hannity Pushes Lies That Cruz Already Admitted Were False During Interview Hannity Pushes Lies That Cruz Already Admitted Were False During Interview The senator didn't directly correct the host's line of bullshit, but he did say what he now admits is the truth Peter Wade, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tried to do some damage control after making a trip to Mexico with his family while the people in his state are suffering from the aftermath of the historic storm that has left hundreds of thousands without power. After receiving backlash all day Thursday, Cruz backtracked on his initial excuse that he’d planned all along to accompany his kids to Cancun to “drop them off” and return home. But Cruz later admitted that the public uproar caused him to leave his family in Cancun and return to Texas.