WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discussed the successful operation that led to the capture of the illegitimate, narco-terrorist dictator Nicolas Maduro with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

During the hearing, Senator Ricketts called out the hypocrisy of Democrats who once called for the capture of Maduro but now criticize the operation to bring him into custody.

"Some of the comments from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are difficult to square with the record. The goal posts didn't move, nor did Maduro change. The only thing that changed was President Trump acted on what members o...