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Senator John Cornyn retweeted
In case it wasn’t already obvious: being nice to Putin hasn’t achieved peace. And it never will.
Luckily there is at least one easy option that stops Russia’s ballistic missiles from killing civilians and destroying power grids. Starlink.
Ukrainian drones can destroy the launchers, but need access to Starlink over Russian territory to navigate effectively.
This would cost American taxpayers nothing. It would save lives. And it would put real pressure on Putin.
My latest in the Washington Post:
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
Pax Americana is the relative peace that has existed in the world since the end of World War II, and it resulted from American leadership in the free world predicated upon human dignity and national sovereignty.
Jettisoning the principles of human dignity and national sovereignty in favor of the appeasement of warlords will upend the long peace and invite circumstances which will quickly escalate into wars and rumors of wars across the globe.
We should be supporting the victim, not the aggressor, in this conflict. Putin will not stop with Ukraine and is already threatening some of our NATO allies.
The reason we have had relative peace in Europe since World War II is because of the alliance between the U.S. and our European allies. Anything we do to undermine or degrade that alliance would be a big mistake.
Watch my full interview on @SquawkCNBC below⬇️
youtu.be/-dOEPJOt8Uc?t=355
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
Cornyn on Starlink being throttled in Ukraine: "I don't believe that Elon Musk would do this without at least the acquiescence of the White House. I think it's frankly shameful. I think we should be supporting the victim, not the aggressor."
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
- Putin is a war criminal. The Russians commit war crimes as a matter of course and the fact that they abducted our fellow citizen and sent him to a penal colony notorious for abuse is more evidence.
- Russia wants to push two narratives: that it is reasonable and that its military success is inevitable. Both are false.
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
It's been interesting to see how Brian Kilmeade has become a voice of reason—and reality—on Ukraine at Fox.
- Putin is a war criminal. The Russians commit war crimes as a matter of course and the fact that they abducted our fellow citizen and sent him to a penal colony notorious for abuse is more evidence.
- Russia wants to push two narratives: that it is reasonable and that its military success is inevitable. Both are false.
We should be supporting the victim, not the aggressor, in this conflict. Putin will not stop with Ukraine and is already threatening some of our NATO allies.
The reason we have had relative peace in Europe since World War II is because of the alliance between the U.S. and our European allies. Anything we do to undermine or degrade that alliance would be a big mistake.
Watch my full interview on @SquawkCNBC below⬇️
youtu.be/-dOEPJOt8Uc?t=355
An attack at an airfield in Germany this summer was one of the opening shots in an intensified campaign against NATO countries ordered directly by Russian President Vladimir Putin wsj.com/world/europe/airfiel… via @WSJ
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
The Cook Political Report shifted its rating of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race toward Republicans, another sign that a contest Democrats once expected to win comfortably has become increasingly competitive in the closing weeks of the campaign. wapo.st/4dOOGm6
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
“Look: Yalta One was a meeting of allies — this new one would be Trump volunteering to be outnumbered by our determined foes.” @nypost
“If the President wants to meet with Xi Jinping and Putin to talk about Ukraine, I think that would be a serious mistake. If you want to do something like Yalta, then you have meetings among allies- the United States with the Europeans, with Ukraine, trying to figure out what to do about Russia.”
@RLHeinrichs on @AmericaNewsroom Newsroom discussing a potential summit between Trump, Xi, and Putin.
“This would be the first time that the United States has had to deter two nuclear powers at the same time. During the Cold War, we had the Soviet Union. Now, for the first time we have China and Russia…. So if the President wants to talk about that, that makes a lot of sense.”
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
Today I sit down with Ross Perot Jr., Chairman of Hillwood and The Perot Group. Ross founded Hillwood in 1988 and built Alliance Texas, his masterpiece, a 1 of 1 27,000-acre development.
We discuss:
• Why Trammell Crow told him to just build warehouses
• How Hillwood developed Alliance Texas
• How a rare earth company got its air permit in three weeks
• How President Bush helped close Scotiabank's move to Texas
• What the 1992 campaign looked like from inside the family
• The Iran War and why cheap oil prices are on the way
• Why every community should want a data center
• How to keep China from taking Taiwan
• Why he expects markets to boom after the midterms
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:42) Why Texas Is Winning the Data Center Boom
(06:20) The Facts Behind the Data Center Backlash
(11:49) Why California, Illinois, and New York Are Losing to Texas
(18:12) How Fort Worth Landed Elon Musk, MP Materials, and Taylor Sheridan
(23:39) Building Alliance for Flying Taxis and Drone Delivery
(27:47) Fighter Pilot Heroes and the First Helicopter Flight Around the World
(34:29) Why EDS Left Dallas and Hillwood Became a Developer
(38:31) Why the Rail Yard Matters More Than the Runway
(44:51) Tariffs and How to Deal with China
(50:35) Deterring a War over Taiwan by 2027
(55:32) The Iran War and the Coming Oil Glut
(59:10) The Case for a Post-Midterm Market Boom
(1:04:34) Smart AI Regulation and the Quantum Encryption Threat
(1:09:24) Buying Land After the S&L Crisis and Trammell Crow's Advice
(1:12:31) Why Circle T Ranch Has Been Replanned 30 Times
(1:17:43) How George W. Bush Closed the Scotiabank Deal
(1:19:11) Inside the 1992 Perot Presidential Campaign
(1:24:34) How Hillwood Runs as a Company of Entrepreneurs
(1:32:04) Why Finding Talent Is the Hardest Part of the Business
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
Noteworthy: @JohnCornyn says he believes Elon Musk would not slow down Starlink without "at least the acquiescence of the White House.
"I think it's frankly shameful," he adds.
Texas Senator @JohnCornyn was asked on @CNBC about the throttling of @Starlink in the war between Russian and Ukraine, and he did not hold back!
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
.@altcap on Trump Accounts: "Just today in America there are going to be 10,000 kids born — and today in America we will create 10,000 accounts, and we will put $1,000 in every one of those accounts.”
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
Texas Senator @JohnCornyn was asked on @CNBC about the throttling of @Starlink in the war between Russian and Ukraine, and he did not hold back!
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
Texas Senator @JohnCornyn discusses the state of the Republican party ahead of midterms as control of Congress is up for grabs: cnb.cx/3WiDZCk
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
I agree emphatically with @WSJ on a Trump-Xi-Putin alliance: “A new triumvirate that divided the world into spheres of influence would blow up America’s global credibility as a reliable ally.” wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump…
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
WTF, Steve? Look up the definition of “humanitarian.” What an embarrassing and outrageous thing to say. You should go back to Ukraine and ask the families of the children Putin has kidnapped and murdered whether they agree your friend Putin is a “humanitarian.”
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
If we want to end Putin's war on Ukraine, we need more pressure on Russia, not less. Simple as that. This on @CNN. Thanks @wolfblitzer. @cepa
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DIPLOMACY: "I just do think Vladimir Putin needs an off-ramp that saves face. And I think that in the big picture when they write this story he wants it to be one of strength. But, I think when they write the story about Ukraine, if it ends roughly the way it is right now it's going to be this heroic story of this little country that could and ends up with the best army in Europe when it's all said and done." @kilmeade
Senator John Cornyn retweeted
If the president wants to negotiate to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, then the U.S. should be meeting with Europeans + Ukraine to compel Russia to stop.
“If the President wants to meet with Xi Jinping and Putin to talk about Ukraine, I think that would be a serious mistake. If you want to do something like Yalta, then you have meetings among allies- the United States with the Europeans, with Ukraine, trying to figure out what to do about Russia.”
@RLHeinrichs on @AmericaNewsroom Newsroom discussing a potential summit between Trump, Xi, and Putin.
“This would be the first time that the United States has had to deter two nuclear powers at the same time. During the Cold War, we had the Soviet Union. Now, for the first time we have China and Russia…. So if the President wants to talk about that, that makes a lot of sense.”