WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz issued the following press release:
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following overnight strikes by the U.S. military against the Venezuelan regime and the capture of Nicolas Maduro to stand trial in the United States on criminal charges:
Sen. Cruz said, "The Venezuelan regime has for decades posed an acute threat to the national security of the United States and the safety and security of Americans, and Nicolas Maduro himself was a corrupt dictator and thug who systematically oppressed the people of Venezuela and threatened America and our allies. Domestically, he was straightforwardly illegitimate. Internationally, he supported A...