WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tom Cotton issued the following press release:
Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanking them for their recognition of President-elect of Colombia Abelardo de la Espriella and encouraging the administration to name a U.S. delegation to attend his inauguration.
On June 21st, 2026, de la Espriella was elected President of Colombia through a free and fair election. In the following weeks, Colombian President Gustavo Petro refused to recognize de la Espriella's victory, alleging fraud without providing any evidence.
In part, the Senators wrote:
"We write to encourage the administration to publicly ex...