Inside the Room with the Heroic Soldiers Wounded in the Maduro Raid & with Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado
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Welcome, it is Verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you. It's nice to have you with us, especially if you're listening on the radio around the country. And a reminder, this show we also do as a podcast three days a week, so make sure for free you download Verdict with Ted Cruz wherever you get your podcast. Senators, we've got a big show for people today, including a really special day for you. You got to spend with some amazing heroes who are recovering in the hospital after they went in in an incredible raid in Venezuela.
Well, Ben, we're living in incredibly consequential times. The entire world is changing before our eyes. I started this week by having the chance to visit the three soldiers who were wounded arresting Maduro. And I got a chance to visit with each of them. I'm going to share to you exactly what they had to say. From there, I also this week sat down with Maria Corina Machado, the opposition leader in Venezuela. She came to Washington. She met with President Trump at the White House. She met with me and several other senators. I'm going to bring you inside that meeting, tell you what she had to say. Beyond that, I joined Secretary Pete Hegseth going to the F-35 plant in Fort Worth, Texas, an incredible support of our military leaders.
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What happened during the Maduro raid and how were U.S. soldiers involved?
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That's Compassion.com. All right, Senator. So let's get back to this just incredible meeting. The heroes and the bravery, especially the stories that we've been told going in after Maduro. And look, the guy lived on a military base. He had these fighters that were supposed to be protecting him from Cuba. seeing that what we had compared to what they had on the ground and the way that we came out without losing a single American life is just unbelievable. There were those soldiers, however, that were injured and shot. And you got to meet them as they're recovering in the hospital in San Antonio. Talk about this, their story. What did they have to say? What was their perspective?
So we had three of our soldiers who were wounded during the raid, and they're all at the hospital in San Antonio. They're being treated.
Who is Maria Corina Machado and what is her significance in Venezuelan politics?
The good news is that they're all in good condition. None are in life-threatening condition now. They were in good spirits. We had the opportunity to visit with each of the three of them, with each of their wives as well. They were there with their wives. And I will tell you that the first one we met with was a soldier who was in charge of helping plan the entire raid. He was leading one of the helicopters, and he had been shot in the leg. And he continued, even in the midst of being shot in the leg, continued.
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:04
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What happened during the Maduro raid and how were U.S. soldiers involved?
2:04–3:45
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Who is Maria Corina Machado and what is her significance in Venezuelan politics?
3:45–16:11
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What was the morale and recovery status of the wounded soldiers?
16:11–34:35
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