Ted Cruz actually said...

I would note there are issues on which Senator Nelson and I disagree, but on this issue, the importance of the ISS and a resolved commitment...

Texas Republicans pushed the story even harder. The Governor and Senator Ted Cruz also described the incident as an attack.

much of our warfighting advantage resides in the strength and capability of our space-based satellite assets.

I think the reliance of where we are today in 2018 on GPS, I don't think any of us envisioned that.