Ted Cruz Praises U.S. Strikes, Capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R) issued a statement following the overnight U.S. military strikes against the Venezuelan regime and the capture of Nicolas Maduro, who is expected to stand trial in the United States on criminal charges. READ MORE.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett: "With little oversight from an ever-obedient GOP Congress, Trump is dragging our country into another pointless war with no real plan or end in sight."

Rep. Wesley Hunt: "And to think... [Governor Walz] could have been the VP. Thank God for President Trump."

Governor Greg Abbott: "In Operation Lone Star 2.0 the Texas DPS hunts cartel smugglers & illegal border crossers, helping federal agents dismantle foreign gang networks. Texas National Guard are deputized to help border Patrol to arrest & deport illegal crossers."

Rep. Pat Fallon: "Operation Absolute Resolve was swift, surgical, and precise--a tremendous success to capture Dictator Maduro, a drug kingpin running an illegitimate narco-terrorist regime. President Trump continues to act in the best interest of US national security."

Ted Cruz Praises U.S. Strikes, Capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R) issued a statement following the overnight U.S. military strikes against the Venezuelan regime and the capture of Nicolas Maduro, who is expected to stand trial in the United States on criminal charges.

Trump Renews Calls to Annex Greenland After Maduro's Capture — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — A day after the U.S.’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his stance on the self-governing Danish territory, Greenland.

DOJ Unveils New Indictment Against Maduro's Regime — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — A U.S. Justice Department indictment was unsealed in federal court in New York. Prosecutors charge recently captured Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro with narco-terrorism conspiracy, weapons charges, and cocaine-importation conspiracy.

Rubio Says US Won't 'Run' Venezuela Directly — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday joined several news programs to discuss the Trump administration’s plan to ‘run’ Venezuela, following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, which occurred on Saturday.

Greg Abbott Pushes For Extradition of Commissioner Eddy Betancourt's Suspected Killer — By Texas Politics' Nasya Thomas — In a press release over the weekend, Governor Greg Abbott urged Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for the immediate extradition of the alleged killer of Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) Appointee Eddy Betancourt.

Ted Cruz Praises U.S. Strikes, Capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

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LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina