CBS19 has gathered a variety of statements from officials, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, both U.S. senators representing the state and U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran.
TYLER, Texas — Soon after the United States struck three sites in Iran this weekend, many officials representing the state of Texas reacted to President Donald Trump getting involved in Israel‘s conflict aimed at destroying the country’s nuclear program.
CBS19 has gathered a variety of statements from officials, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, both U.S. senators representing Texas and U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran.
We spoke with Moran in an exclusive interview Saturday night. You can watch that interview in the video above.
See the latest statements from officials here:
U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Tyler)
Peace through strength in action.
This was a necessary step to protect America and its ally Israel from the clear and present danger presented by Iran and its advanced nuclear program.
This is the kind of leadership the moment demands.
U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Sherman)
U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Terrell)
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH! Thank you, Mr. President, and our great military! And thanks, especially, to God, for our pilots’ safe return.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
I commend our pilots and servicemembers, our intelligence personnel, President Trump, and his national security staff on tonight’s successful and critical operation.
The prospect of the Iranian regime acquiring nuclear weapons represents the most acute immediate threat to America and our allies. When the Ayatollah chants ‘Death to America,’ he means it, and the reason he is building nuclear weapons is because he intends to use them. President Trump has consistently and unequivocally stated that those threats cannot be countered without dismantling the Iranian regime’s enrichment capacity. The President and his negotiators spent two months exploring whether the regime would agree to a negotiated settlement that met America’s national security needs. At the end of that period, Iranian regime officials declared that instead of agreeing to a deal they would open a new enrichment facility and install more advanced centrifuges.
After that declaration, our Israeli allies launched a preemptive attack against the regime and its nuclear infrastructure, which was enormously successful but could not disable the nuclear activities at Fordow, an underground enrichment bunker built into a mountain which was legitimized by the catastrophic Obama-Iran nuclear deal. As long as Iran was able to access and conduct activities at Fordow, they could still rush to build a nuclear arsenal. Tonight’s actions have gone far in foreclosing that possibility, and countering the apocalyptic threat posed by an Iranian nuclear arsenal.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
President Trump made the courageous and correct decision to eliminate the Iranian nuclear threat. God Bless the USA. Thank you to our extraordinary military and our indomitable @POTUS This is what leadership on the world stage looks like.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
I stand with Donald Trump and the United States of America.
Texas State House Speaker Dustin Burrows
President @realDonaldTrump has shown the strength and resolve of the United States on the world stage. Our military executed a precise and successful mission targeting key nuclear sites in Iran — a powerful message that we will never tolerate aggression or terrorism. Texas must stand firmly behind our Commander-in-Chief, our troops, and the mission to protect American and innocent lives and defend freedom around the world. Our gratitude and prayers to our tremendous military.
Texas State District 5 Rep. Cole Hefner
America stands strong. Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is a danger to our allies, our homeland, and freedom-loving nations around the globe. I stand with our Commander-in-Chief, President Donald Trump, and the brave men and women of the U.S. military who carried out today’s courageous mission. God bless you and God bless America!
