WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) commended President Trump’s decisive and bold leadership in Operation Absolute Resolve and forewarned foreign adversaries they will face consequences if they threaten American lives. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here.

“What we saw demonstrated by the U.S. military, working in cooperation with the Intelligence Community and the Department of Justice and law enforcement personnel, was nothing short of magnificent.”

“It gives me a great deal of pride to know that only the United States could have pulled off such an operation and brought someone so despicable as Nicolás Maduro to justice in a federal court in Manhattan.”

“President Trump has made it clear to dictators around the world that if they try their hands at making mischief, there will be consequences.”  

“In a hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control that I chaired late last year, one of our witnesses described Venezuela as playing a very important role in what they call the Axis of Evasion, a global sanctions defying network that also includes Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, and of course, Maduro was an important part of that.” 

“But, President Trump has now begun to turn the tide.”

“Of course, the radical Left is losing their mind, as they usually do every time President Trump acts decisively and with boldness. Protesters outside the courthouse held signs reading ‘Free President Nicolás Maduro’ and ‘Hands-off Venezuela.’ I guess any jurisdiction that would elect a new Mayor like Democratic-Socialist Mamdani, that’s probably what you would expect.”

“The message of Operation Absolute Resolve to our allies and adversaries around the world could not be more clear – America is back. If you threaten the American people with drugs or terrorism or any other sort of criminal or military attack, you better watch your back because you could be next.”