--- description: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz apologized to New Yorkers Friday—on behalf of their "liberal" politicians. title: Ted Cruz Says Sorry to New Yorkers in True Ted Cruz Style image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc29b3d6d06fb644a/69887969a988ca70796b6264/gettyimages-505146560.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [ted cruz](/tag/ted-cruz/) ## ted cruz Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ted Cruz Says Sorry to New Yorkers in True Ted Cruz Style by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 15, 2016 11:57 PM CUT  Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to guests at a town hall event hosted by the Conservative Leadership Project on January 15, 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina. Cruz is campaigning in the state after participating in a Republican presidential debate yesterday in North Charleston. Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to guests at a town hall event hosted by the Conservative Leadership Project on January 15, 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina. Cruz is campaigning in the state after participating in a Republican presidential debate yesterday in North Charleston.Scott Olson—Getty Images by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 15, 2016 11:57 PM CUT Texas Sen. Ted Cruz [apologized to New Yorkers](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/15/cruz-apologizes-to-new-yorkers-for-their-liberal-elected-officials/ "undefined") Friday—for the indignities they have suffered under “liberal policies.” Cruz upset the Big Apple with comments he made to billionaire New Yorker Donald Trump at Thursday’s [Republican presidential debate](http://time.com/4182219/what-happened-at-the-republican-debate/ "undefined"), deriding Trump for his “New York values.” After a[ day of headlines and social media commentary debasing](http://time.com/4182887/ted-cruz-new-york-values-donald-trump-republican-debate/ "undefined") Cruz for his comments—including words from Democrat Hillary Clinton, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio—Cruz delivered an off-hand apology at a post-debate event Friday in South Carolina, the Washington _Post_ reports. --- > “” --- The Republican wasn’t finished, offering hopeful news for his fellow conservatives in New York, “I do have good news for the good people of New York. I believe 2016 is going to be an election like 1980, and help is on the way.” \[[Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/15/cruz-apologizes-to-new-yorkers-for-their-liberal-elected-officials/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4183410/ted-cruz-new-york-apology/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4183410/ted-cruz-new-york-apology/"},"headline":"Ted Cruz Says Sorry to New Yorkers in True Ted Cruz Style","datePublished":"2016-01-15T23:57:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:11:32.797Z","description":"\"I apologize to the millions of New Yorkers that have been held down by liberal policies in New York City\"","url":"https://time.com/4183410/ted-cruz-new-york-apology/","keywords":["ted cruz","2016 Election topic","New York","Debates"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc29b3d6d06fb644a/69887969a988ca70796b6264/gettyimages-505146560.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc29b3d6d06fb644a/69887969a988ca70796b6264/gettyimages-505146560.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ted Cruz Holds Town Hall In South Carolina One Day After GOP Debate","caption":"Ted Cruz Holds Town Hall In South Carolina One Day After GOP Debate","creditText":"Scott Olson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/ted-cruz/","name":"ted cruz"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4183410/ted-cruz-new-york-apology/","name":"Ted Cruz Says Sorry to New Yorkers in True Ted Cruz Style"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"FOX January GOP Debate in Under 4 minutes","description":"GOP DEBATE 011416: The FOX January GOP Debate in Under 4 minutes","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/43Jv4tOR/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-01-15T05:22:12.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/43Jv4tOR.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4183410/ted-cruz-new-york-apology/","duration":"PT3M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4183410/ted-cruz-new-york-apology/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```