Ted Cruz tells students Texas may try to secede if "things become hopeless" in the U.S. — and jokes Joe Rogan could be state's president

Is Texas planning on seceding? Not yet, according to Senator Ted Cruz, but that could change if "things become hopeless" in the U.S. Cruz's resurfaced remarks were made last month when he spoke to students at Texas A&M University. 

While at the event, a student asked Cruz what the state's plan would be if state officials wanted to secede. Cruz said he's "not there yet" with such plans because the state is preventing the country from "going off the cliff." 

"I think Texas has a responsibility to the country and I'm not ready to give up on America. I love this country," Cruz said. "Look, Texas, we're brash, we're not shy, we're sometimes larger than life, but Texas right now is an amazing force keeping America from going off the cliff, keeping America grounded on the values that built this country, on the values of freedom."