Ted Cruz actually said...

"It happened that one of the actresses, who was there, had a more colorful film history than we were aware. We had a casting call. She came and auditioned and we did not realize her film history when w..."

"Cruz said they would not have cast her in the role if they had been aware of her history."

"I am concerned that this Administration and the Department of Defense have not been vocal enough in countering China's deceptive claims on THAAD's capabilities."

"China began aggressively expanding their territorial claims and building illegitimate islands almost two and a half years ago."