1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: I love it when we get to have a joint 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: address to Congress, to stay of the Union and Senator 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: Cruise and I get to do a combined podcast. Welcome 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: it is Verdict with Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you, 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: and for my audience, you're gonna hear the same show 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: on the Ben Ferguson podcast, So welcome to you guys 7 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: as well. 8 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: Senator you just I'm curious for a joint address. Do 9 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 2: you call your show Ben Ferguson with Ted Cruz. 10 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: That's all right, Ben Ferguson with Ted Cruz. That's a 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: great audible. I'm digging that right. 12 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 3: There you go. I'm just trying to help you out. 13 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: I like that. And Ben Ferguson Podcasts with Ted Cruz. 14 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: We'll get a sign made, get a logo done. I'm sold. 15 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: I'm sold. You just left the Joint Session Center and 16 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: it was one hell of a night. If there's anything 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: you can say, Democrats pretty much stood for nothing like 18 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: it at all. 19 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 2: Well, look, this is where doing the podcast is fun. 20 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: It is twelve twenty eight in the morning. I just 21 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: got got home to my DC apartment about five minutes 22 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 2: ago and just left the State of the Union and 23 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 2: the State of the Union. I got to say it 24 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: was I think a spectacular State of the Union addressed 25 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 2: from President Trump. It's the fifth one hees given. I 26 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 2: think it was triumphant. I think it was positive. I 27 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 2: think it was forward looking. I think it emphasized exactly 28 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 2: what you and I predicted in Monday's pod that he 29 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 2: was going to emphasize. It emphasized promises, made promises, kept 30 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 2: the victories we've seen in the first month and a 31 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 2: half of the presidency. But I got to say all 32 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: of that was overshadowed in many ways by the utterly 33 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 2: disgraceful behavior of the Democrats. It was something I've never 34 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: seen before. It was shocking, it was disrespectful, it was defiant, 35 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: it was delusional. 36 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 3: We're gonna break it all down. 37 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: We're gonna break down the best parts of the speech, 38 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: the best things President Trump had to say, and we're 39 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 2: going to talk about what it indicates that today's Democrat 40 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 2: party stands for nothing, applat for nothing, does not cheer 41 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 2: on America. 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So switch the Patriot 85 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: Mobile and make a difference with every call you make. 86 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: Patriot Mobile dot com slash ferguson or nine seven to 87 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: two Patriot Senator, I want to start with what stole 88 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: the show? You mentioned in a second ago, and and you, 89 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: I know, probably had a mental list in your in 90 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: your head. In there in the room, I was making 91 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: notes on my phone and putting them out on X 92 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: of all the things that Democratic lawmakers couldn't stand up 93 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: to honor. It's a long list. 94 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, but look, let's start with the very beginning of 95 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 2: the night. The very beginning of the night is when 96 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 2: the president walks onto the the floor of the Senate 97 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 2: and he's introduced the President of the United States, and 98 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 2: not a single Democrat stood, not a single Democrat applauded. Now, 99 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 2: Ben listen, I've been to thirteen State of the Union addresses. 100 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: I've gone to everyone since I got elected to the Senate, 101 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 2: and I actually loved going to the State of the Union. 102 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: There's a pageantry to it, there's something amazing. It's more 103 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 2: fun when your guys in office. It's more fun when 104 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 2: you get to cheer on your own party. But I 105 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: go go when the Democrats are in office. And I 106 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 2: got to tell you, every single time Joe Biden walked in, 107 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 2: every single time Barack Obama walked in, I stood up, 108 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 2: and I applauded, not because I agreed with their agendas. 109 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 2: Their agendas were disgraceful and disastrous, but because I respect 110 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 2: the office a president of the United States, and I 111 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 2: respect the American people. And I have never once seen 112 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 2: the opposing party refused to applaud. 113 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 3: For the president. 114 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: Understand what a break with tradition that is. Even in 115 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 2: past years, the Democrats applauded at the outset for the 116 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 2: President of the United States until tonight and and the 117 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 2: entire night. 118 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 3: I guess I'm actually grumpy with the. 119 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 2: Democrats because they've they've stolen my favorite game to play 120 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: at the State of the Union, so I can't. 121 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: By the way, I know this game, and that's why 122 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 1: i'm laughing right now, because it was a great game 123 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: you created years ago. 124 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, and we've talked about it in the pod before. 125 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 2: So the State of the Union address, Look, if your 126 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 2: party's in power, it's you know, I joke, it's it's 127 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 2: like I actually was. I was sitting with Dave McCormick, 128 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 2: the New Center from Pennsylvania, who's you know, an our 129 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 2: Army veteran, and I said, all right, Dave, this is 130 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 2: gonna be like pt in the army, get ready for 131 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 2: Jane Fonda aerobics. You're gonna pop up and down and 132 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 2: up and down, and imagine the Trump the President's wearing 133 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 2: leg warmers, and you're just gonna be doing nothing but 134 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 2: every four words, standing up and applauding. 135 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 3: And that's what we did. 136 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 2: I got to say, you know, my my my thighs 137 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 2: are killing me from from from from just doing squats 138 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 2: all night. 139 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: But I want to see the stats, by the way, 140 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: on your R ring. I want to know what's the 141 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: what's the calorie burn during a state the longest stay 142 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: of the Union ever with Donald Trump speaking, Now, that's 143 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: real intel I need. 144 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 3: So I so, I don't know. 145 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 2: I could look at it in a second, And I 146 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 2: don't know if they count as steps because we're not moving. 147 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 3: We're just standing and sitting and standing in citting and 148 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 3: standing in city. 149 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 2: But what I like doing during the State of the 150 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: Union is watching the opposing party and picking out like 151 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 2: a couple of senators or House members and typically the 152 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 2: more moderate ones, and watching them agonize over what to 153 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 2: applaud or what to stand for it. In the past, 154 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 2: you know, i'd look at like a Joe mansion and 155 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 2: you know he he would be you know, America is great, 156 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 2: and you'd see a few Democrats applaud for that, even 157 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 2: stand we support the troops, and they'd kind of agonize, Oh, okay, 158 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 2: I guess I could support the troops. But then they'd 159 00:07:54,200 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 2: go back and forth. Tonight they stood for nothing. So 160 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 2: they stood that. They did not stand for Joscelyn Nungery's mother, 161 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 2: the twelve year old beautiful girl raped and murdered in 162 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 2: Texas by illegal immigrants. They would not stand for Alexis. 163 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: They did not stand for Lake and Riley's mother and sister. 164 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 2: They did not stand for a thirteen year old kid 165 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 2: surviving brain cancer. Like how do you not like Like, Okay, 166 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 2: I'm a crazy partisan who hates Trump, but okay, thirteen 167 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,079 Speaker 2: year old kids surviving brain cancer wants to be a cop. 168 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 3: Like I'll like. 169 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 2: Literally every single State of the Union address that has 170 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 2: been given from the beginning of time, every person on 171 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 2: the floor would have stood for the thirteen year old 172 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 2: kid or survive brain cancer. Zero Democrats stood. I looked 173 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 2: at them. They didn't still that. 174 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: I was an emotional in there because I was watching 175 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: it and I got choked up watching and there was 176 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: a lot of people that were texting me like, dude, 177 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: I'm crying right now because when you see a little 178 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: kid and how big his eyes got. You may not 179 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: have been able to see it from the floor because 180 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: they zoomed in, but when they said we're gonna make 181 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: you an agent, his eyes got so big. He clearly 182 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 1: didn't know what was going to happen. His dad didn't 183 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: know either, and it was just one of those get 184 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: a lump in your throat, choke up moments. 185 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 3: So I will say it was emotional, but it was true. 186 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 2: When you were in the chamber, we couldn't see the 187 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 2: kid's facial expressions. 188 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 3: It was just too far away that you couldn't see it. 189 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,719 Speaker 2: So I saw his facial expressions for the first time 190 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 2: about a half hour ago when I did Hannity and 191 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 2: Sean played the close up and so I could see, 192 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 2: you know, I mean, I saw the kid and it 193 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 2: was beautiful and we were cheering and like when you 194 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 2: know Trump made him an honorary Secret Service agent. 195 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 3: That was really cool. 196 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 2: But you're right, the close up of his facial expressions 197 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 2: was was really powerful. And he's a Texan. DJ Daniel 198 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 2: is a Texan. You had Alexis Nungrie. It was a 199 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 2: Texan but it was amazing. Look, the Democrats did not stand. 200 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: Uh. 201 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 2: They didn't stand for cutting taxes. They didn't stand for 202 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 2: no taxes on tips. 203 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 3: Uh. 204 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 2: They didn't stand for automakers building new manufacturing plants in America. 205 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:17,199 Speaker 2: They didn't stand for steel workers that I mean, they 206 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 2: didn't stand for border patrol agents. It was they didn't 207 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 2: stand for a kid going to West Point whose father 208 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 2: was a police officer killed in the line of duty, 209 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 2: and the President admitted him to West Point stat in 210 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 2: the middle of the speech, which was a pretty amazing 211 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 2: moment too, Like I it was. 212 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 3: But but I will. 213 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 2: Say this is actually a There was one thing the 214 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 2: entire night they stood and clapped for. 215 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 3: You know what it was? 216 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 2: What was that they stood and clapped for giving hundreds 217 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 2: of billions of dollars to Ukraine. 218 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: There you go. I knew there was a moment there 219 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: and but the pant when the feet I saw you 220 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: could hear the room get louder. But I wasn't sure 221 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: if they were standing for it. And so that was 222 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: the moment. 223 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 2: So not everyone stood, but a number of them stood, 224 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 2: A number of them pulled out Ukrainian flags. None of 225 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 2: them had American flags, but a number of them pulled 226 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 2: out Ukrainian flags, And I got to say, look, you 227 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 2: could have disagreements about the war on Ukraine, but what 228 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,559 Speaker 2: the hell does it say about Democrats that they will 229 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 2: cheer for Ukraine but not for America. 230 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: You go back to what you said about those emotional moments. 231 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: There was also moments in there that were good for 232 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:34,719 Speaker 1: the American people. Yes, and just policies. I mean, you 233 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: can't clap for tax cuts. You can't clap for a 234 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: secure border, which was something by the way they said 235 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,319 Speaker 1: that they were in favor of. Remember when they were like, 236 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 1: well it's us that we're in favor of it. Us 237 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 1: still workers, they couldn't clap for. They couldn't clap for 238 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 1: you know, the I go back to the West Point 239 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: for a moment. That was another emotional moment where you've 240 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: got a young man that's getting into West Point who 241 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: had a tragedy in his family life, and they wouldn't 242 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: stand for that. The capture of terrorists, by the way, 243 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 1: that one actually. 244 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 2: Was responsible for murdering service thirteen servicemen and women in Afghanistan. 245 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 2: Capturing the terrorists and they're not happy to capture the 246 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 2: terrorist people. 247 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: Look, can we play that clip because it's an important one. 248 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: Just this is what the President said. It's not hard 249 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: to clap for this or stand for this. It should 250 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 1: be like a universal everyone stand moment to. 251 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 4: The country tonight and please to announce that we have 252 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 4: just apprehended the top terrorists responsible for that atrocity, and 253 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 4: he is right now on his way here to face 254 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:40,079 Speaker 4: the swift sword of American justice. 255 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: I mean that that was, by the way, breaking news 256 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: in n nine point nine percent of the people I'm 257 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: assuming in the room. 258 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 3: Sure to me, I didn't know that to you. 259 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 1: Okay, So I was wondering if you guys knew that before, 260 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: because it seemed like that everybody was kind of caught 261 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: off guard, like that was new to everyone. And yet 262 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: the president says it. You can hear half the rumor 263 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: up the other affic. No, no, no terrorists that kills 264 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: Americans that we're bringing back to America. 265 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,439 Speaker 2: Nope, that's under Donald Trump. Can't and listen. I was 266 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 2: looking over at the Democrats and repeatedly turning to the 267 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 2: folks around me, just saying, what the hell is wrong. 268 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 3: With these people? 269 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 2: Look like it is how do you not cheer for that? 270 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 2: And I think the answer is they're so filled with hate. 271 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 2: This is now the party of hate and rage. And 272 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 2: they hate Donald Trump, the hay Deal on Musk and 273 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 2: and and they're just and they hate the voters that 274 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 2: elected Donald Trump. 275 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:33,319 Speaker 4: And so. 276 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 3: There always were points. 277 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 2: Listen in Democrats State of the Union addresses, there have 278 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 2: been a number of things that I applauded for. If 279 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,560 Speaker 2: they say something that I agree with, I happily applaud 280 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 2: for if they, you know, anytime they talk about supporting 281 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 2: the troops. By the way, at a State of the Union. 282 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 2: So the Supreme Court never never applauds other than they 283 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:55,439 Speaker 2: applaud at the beginning. So the Supreme Court applauds traditionally 284 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 2: at the President of the United States when he's introduced, 285 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 2: and that's typically the only thing they applaud for. The 286 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 2: Joint Chiefs they usually do the same thing. They'll applaud 287 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 2: at the introduction of the President of the United States. 288 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 2: But I'll tell you the Joint Chiefs. They applauded at 289 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 2: the kid when he was admitted to West Point. And 290 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 2: it was I noticed that the General's applauding and yet 291 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 2: not a Democrat would, And I got to say, Ben, 292 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 2: there was a lot in this speech to applaud for. 293 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 2: As I said, I think this is the best speech 294 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 2: President Trump has ever given, and so I was happy 295 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 2: and enthusiastically applauding. Now, if you did not have two 296 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 2: hours to listen to the speech tonight, if you didn't 297 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 2: actually watch it, we've tried to help you out in 298 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 2: this podcast. So we have a montage where we've selected 299 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 2: some of the key moments of the speech. And it's 300 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 2: a little over three minutes, so it's not very long. 301 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 2: So if you didn't have two hours, here's three minutes 302 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 2: that sums up the best moments from President Trump's State 303 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 2: of the Union address tonight. 304 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: I returned to. 305 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 4: This chamber tonight to report that America's momentum is back, 306 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 4: our spirit is back, prior is back, our confidence is back, 307 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 4: and the American dream is surging bigger and better than 308 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 4: ever before. 309 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: How we have ended. 310 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 4: Weaponized government where as an example, a sitting president is 311 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 4: allowed to viciously prosecute his political opponent like me. How 312 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 4: did that work out? Not to go? Not Within hours 313 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 4: of taking the oath of office, I declared a national 314 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 4: emergency on our southern border, and I deployed the US 315 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 4: military and border patrol to repel the invasion of our country, 316 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 4: and what a job they've done. As a result, illegal 317 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 4: border crossings last month were by far the lowest ever 318 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 4: recorded ever. To unshackle our economy, I have directed that 319 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 4: for every one new regulation, ten old relations must be eliminated, 320 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 4: just like I did in my very successful first day. 321 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 4: And I have stopped all government censorship and brought back 322 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 4: free speech in America. 323 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 3: It's back. 324 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 4: We've ented the tyranny of so called diversity, equity, and 325 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 4: inclusion policies all across the entire federal government, and indeed 326 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 4: the private sector and our military and our country will 327 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 4: be worked no longer. I also signed an executive order 328 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 4: to ban men from playing in women's sports, and in 329 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 4: the near future, I want to do what has not 330 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 4: been done in twenty four years, balance the federal budget. 331 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: We're going to balance it. 332 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 4: One point three million people from ages one hundred and 333 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 4: fifty to one hundred and fifty nine and over one 334 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 4: hundred and thirty thousand people according to the Social Security databases. 335 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 3: Our age over one hundred. 336 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 4: And sixty years old. We have a healthier country than 337 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 4: I thought bobbying, including to finish one thousand and thirty 338 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 4: nine people between the ages of two hundred and twenty 339 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 4: and two hundred and twenty nine, one person between the 340 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 4: age of two hundred and forty and two hundred and 341 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 4: forty nine, and one person is listed at three hundred 342 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 4: and sixty years of age, more than one hundred years, 343 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 4: more than one hundred year older than our country. 344 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: But we're going. 345 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 4: To find out where that money's going, and it's not 346 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 4: going to be pretty. 347 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: I mean this speech to go back to what you 348 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: said at the beginning. Number one, it did not feel long, 349 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: and there's an art when you're speech writing that you 350 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 1: want to be done before people are ready for you 351 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: to be done. Yeah, this speech did not seem long. 352 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: I want to know what it felt like when you 353 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: were in the chamber. Number one. But two, like the 354 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: President came in and just brought the heat, and I 355 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: think the American people are going to respond to this. 356 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 2: So look, I thought it was a terrific speech. As 357 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 2: I said, it was optimistic, it was positive, it was 358 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 2: focused on results, the results that the President has been 359 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 2: producing and Republicans have been producing in just over forty days. 360 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 2: I mean, I mean, it really is incredible. It was 361 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 2: also a funny speech like that, that whole litany going 362 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 2: through that the people on Social Security over one hundred 363 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 2: and twenty and over two hundred. 364 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 3: Years and over three hundred years old. 365 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 2: Every line of it was funny. He had a whole 366 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:16,679 Speaker 2: litany he went through Doge and the wasteful spending. That 367 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 2: was just hysterical. And by the way, we're cracking up laughing. 368 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 2: All the Republicans, no Democrat laughed like even on the 369 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,360 Speaker 2: funny lines as he goes through. They support every bit 370 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:33,119 Speaker 2: of waste possible. And just across the board. Now in 371 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 2: terms of the length, so this was the longest State 372 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 2: of the Union in history. And I'll tell you so, 373 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 2: I was sitting I was sitting with Tommy Tubberville from Alabama. 374 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 2: I was sitting with Josh Holly from Missouri, and I 375 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 2: was sitting with Dave McCormick from Pennsylvania. 376 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: So how does that work? How do you decide you 377 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: sit with do is it just happened organically or you 378 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 1: guys now hang out? 379 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 2: No, no, no, you just kind of we all all 380 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,360 Speaker 2: the senators gather on the Senate floor and then we 381 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 2: walk from the Senate floor over the House floor across 382 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 2: the Capitol, and we walk in together, and the House 383 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 2: saves the front seats for the Senate, and so they 384 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 2: actually give give the best seats to the Senate, which 385 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 2: is nice, nice of the House to do. And so 386 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 2: there are a whole bunch of seats I presume one 387 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 2: hundred seats that are kept in the front, and they 388 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 2: have little placards on the seats that say reserved for 389 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:28,159 Speaker 2: a senator. But other than leadership like John Thune and 390 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 2: the elected leadership, they have seats that are reserved specifically 391 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 2: for them. But for everyone else, it's just senator, and 392 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 2: you can sit wherever you want. And so just as 393 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 2: you walk in, you take the open seats. So it's 394 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 2: a little bit happenstance. But as we were preparing, we 395 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 2: actually had a friendly wager on. 396 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 3: How long the speech was going to go. 397 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:54,199 Speaker 2: So I bet that it was going to go ninety 398 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 2: three minutes, So an hour and thirty three minutes. Josh Holly, 399 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 2: who was sitting next to me, bet it was going 400 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 2: to go an hour and thirty seven minutes. 401 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: Okay, just plan a little bit of prices. 402 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 2: Right, little price is right, Tommy Tubberville and and uh, 403 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 2: Dave McCormick both bet an hour and forty minutes, so 404 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 2: we were all in the same neighborhood. And actually the 405 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 2: one who won was Holly So so it was in 406 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,199 Speaker 2: fact an hour and thirty eight minutes. So I was 407 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 2: five minutes off, but Josh was only one minute off, 408 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 2: and if he'd got another minute, McCormick and Tubberville would 409 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 2: have won. But but but it was so it was 410 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 2: interesting that that that those were the four of our. 411 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:35,719 Speaker 1: How did you guys pick that number? By the way, 412 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 1: it was it did you see enough beforehand or excerpts 413 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: or themes you know, or original gut. 414 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 3: We had not seen a text of it at all. 415 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 2: It's just knowing Donald Trump and having been the State 416 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:50,120 Speaker 2: of the Union addresses before. Look, I mean, we knew 417 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 2: it was going to be about an hour and a half, 418 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 2: maybe a little bit more, and. 419 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 3: So that uh uh, we we knew he had a 420 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 3: lot to say. 421 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 2: It was not going to be a short speech, and 422 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 2: and uh, but it didn't feel long. You're right, I 423 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 2: mean it was. There was storytelling in it. It was funny, 424 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 2: it was relating powerful moments. And then as I said, 425 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 2: the antics of the Democrats really look, including sadly Al Green, 426 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 2: congressman from your in my hometown Houston, who stood up 427 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 2: and just made a complete ass of himself. 428 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: And I was going to ask you that on that one, 429 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: because it played on TV like it was very clearly 430 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: pre planned and for mere they don't know him. This 431 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: is the guy that he's now called for turning to 432 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:36,400 Speaker 1: impeach a third time. He led impeachment first second, that's 433 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: like his thing, and so as soon as the president's elected, 434 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, yeah, yeah, we got impeach this guy, 435 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 1: and we're going to call for impeachment. It played on 436 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,360 Speaker 1: TV like it was one hundred percent pre planned by 437 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 1: him to do that or maybe even Democratic Party. I 438 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 1: don't know if they were involved with this is just 439 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: his own brainchild. What was it like being there though. 440 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 2: So look, I think everyone was shocked, shocked and not chocked. 441 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 2: We expected the Democrats to misbehave and engage in antics. 442 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 2: I didn't expect that they would refuse to applaud for anything. 443 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 2: And I've never seen There have been a couple of 444 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 2: instances where House members have have called out like like, 445 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 2: have you know Joe Wilson famously said said when Obamacare 446 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 2: said when Obama said, I think it was on Obamacare, 447 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 2: if you want your health in church, you can keep it, 448 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:29,439 Speaker 2: and Joe Wilson famously called out, you lie. And that 449 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 2: was a big deal that that one congressman called out 450 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 2: two words was a big deal that people still talk 451 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 2: about a decade later. 452 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: So, by the way, the media totally freaked out the 453 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: entire night afterwards, like I can't believe they do this. 454 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: He shouldn't be in Congress, she resign, I mean, And 455 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: then tonight nothing from the mainstream media on this one. 456 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 2: And look he stood up, he interrupted the speech. And 457 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 2: by the way, I don't know, could you hear what 458 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 2: he was saying? I know we could not. 459 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: Just I thought it very interesting that it looked like 460 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: Speaker Johnson ready in cases happened because he looked down 461 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: to read the words he was reading about the rules. 462 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 2: So what he was saying, it's interesting what he got 463 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 2: mad at. He got mad when Trump said I've got 464 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 2: a mandate from the election, and Al Green stood up 465 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,360 Speaker 2: and he was yelling saying, you don't have a mandate, 466 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:21,239 Speaker 2: You do not have a mandate, and it was the 467 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 2: Democrats are in absolute denial. They're in denial that the 468 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 2: election happened. Look, the facts are straightforward. 469 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 3: Trump. 470 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 2: Of the seven swing states, he won all seven. He 471 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 2: won the popular vote in this country, something that Republicans 472 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 2: haven't done for twenty years. He won a Republican House 473 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 2: and a Republican Senate any way you look at it, 474 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 2: that's a mandate. And yet that's what al Green was 475 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 2: screaming about. And he kept on screaming and interrupting the president. 476 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 2: The president finally had to stop. I mean, he was 477 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 2: standing right in the middle and just screaming and trying 478 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:58,479 Speaker 2: to yell over the President, and the Speaker gaveled him 479 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 2: down and said, listen, if you don't maintain decorum, the 480 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 2: sergeant at arms will remove you. And al Green kept 481 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 2: on yelling, and so the sergeant at arms removed him. 482 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 2: Uh and and by the way, the Speaker said tonight 483 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 2: on Hannity that al Green is likely going to be 484 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,120 Speaker 2: censured by the House of Representatives, which which I think 485 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 2: is unsurprising, because if you if you disturb an official 486 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 2: proceeding like that, that's that's the natural remedy. 487 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: Senator, I want to go back to one other point 488 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 1: that that we mentioned earlier, but I think it's important 489 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,199 Speaker 1: to kind of expand on it. And it was a 490 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 1: shocking moment of just either completely out of touch or 491 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: this Democratic Party, I guess you could just say, is 492 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 1: in a sense just completely lost. You had not a 493 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: single Democrat appod Peyton McNabb, who suffered brain damage after 494 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: a volleyball spiked by a trans person, a man that 495 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: acting like a woman, ended her hopes of a cop career. 496 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: That's how significant the injury was, and it made her retire, 497 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: and also it took potentially like a scout, changed her 498 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 1: life forever, and they couldn't even clap for her. 499 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 3: No, not a Democrat clapped for not one. 500 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 2: And by the way, just this past week, every single 501 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 2: Democrat in the Senate voted against protecting girls from boys 502 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 2: competing in sports, every one of them. And you know 503 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 2: in the campaign listen, in my reelection campaign, Colin all 504 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:37,360 Speaker 2: Read claims, I don't support boys playing in girl sports. Well, 505 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 2: every Senate and except the fact that he voted for it, 506 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 2: over and over and over again. Every single Senate Democrat 507 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,879 Speaker 2: when they're on reelection campaigns, they tell the voters I 508 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 2: don't support boys and girls sports, and yet every single 509 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 2: one of them just voted for it, and not a 510 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:54,879 Speaker 2: one of them applauded. I mean, it's the simple reality 511 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 2: of how extreme their party is. 512 00:26:57,880 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 3: Now. 513 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 2: I will tell you one thing that that was particularly 514 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 2: meaningful to me was all the Texans whom President Trump 515 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 2: honored a night, including Alexis Nungary, the mom of Joscelyn. Now, 516 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 2: Alexis was going to be my guest tonight. Every senator 517 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 2: gets one guest, and I had invited Alexis. She was 518 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 2: coming up as my guest, and then the President invited her. 519 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 2: So she went and she was sitting with Malania Trump. 520 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 2: I was really grateful for the for her being invited 521 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 2: by the President to come there. And then right next 522 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 2: to Malania Trump was Elliston Barry. And Elliston Berry is 523 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:39,199 Speaker 2: someone also another Texan who was the inspiration for the 524 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 2: Take It Down Act. So, Elliston Barry is a fifteen 525 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 2: year old girl from North Texas from Aledo, who when 526 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 2: she was fourteen and a freshman in high school, a boy, 527 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 2: a classmate of hers, took an innocent social media picture 528 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:57,919 Speaker 2: of her and used artificial intelligence to create a deep 529 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 2: fake kid image of her that appeared to be real 530 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 2: but it was fake, and then sent it to her 531 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 2: class bates and she was the inspiration for my legislation 532 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 2: to Take It Down Act, which which passed the Senate unanimously. 533 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: And by the way, how many times have you been 534 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,919 Speaker 1: involved in legislation that was passed unanimously in your in 535 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:20,520 Speaker 1: your career in the Senate. 536 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 3: A lot of times. 537 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 2: I've passed one hundred and one different pieces of legislation 538 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 2: into law. A number of them were unanimous the Senate 539 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 2: off And if you do the work, you can bring 540 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 2: people together and pass something. And actually, just yesterday, the 541 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 2: first Lady, Milania Trump came to the Capitol, first time 542 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 2: she has this first lady the second term, supporting the 543 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 2: Take It Down Act, and we did a round table, 544 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 2: which we're we're gonna talk about significantly more on Friday's pod, 545 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 2: but we did a round table where Milania Trump heard 546 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 2: from Elliston Berry, heard from other victims of non consensual 547 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 2: intimate images, and called on the House to pass the 548 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 2: Take It Down Act. And President Trump tonight called in 549 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 2: the House past the day to Take It Down Act. 550 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 2: So I was really glad. The two people directly next 551 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 2: to to Blania Trump to her left were two Texans, 552 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 2: Elliston Berry and Alexis Nungary and and that made me 553 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 2: very happy. 554 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 1: That may have been one of the best parts of 555 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 1: the night. Let's talk about what this looks like moving forward. 556 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: I think the president's speech is going to play very 557 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: well with the American people. I think it's going to 558 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: help with momentum moving forward. I also do think that 559 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 1: the American people, and the way they were watching this 560 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: on TV, saw the the shocking moments when they wouldn't 561 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: stand for children that were, you know, murdered by illegal immigrants, 562 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 1: their families, police officers dyeing in the lie of doooney duty. 563 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: It was on the list. I mean, you look at 564 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: all of this, bringing an American hostit home from Russia. 565 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 1: By the way, they wuldn't stand for that. That was 566 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: another moment we left at earlier. Were you shocked by 567 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: that as well? Well? 568 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 2: And you and I covered Mark Fogel coming back. We 569 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 2: covered that on the podcast when it happened. That was 570 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 2: one of the multiple times I turned to the folks 571 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 2: around me and I'm like, what the hell is wrong 572 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 2: with these people, like, like, how do you not this 573 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 2: is not partisan? This is not I get that they 574 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 2: don't cheer for, you know, conservative ideas because they're all 575 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 2: wacko lefties, But how do you not cheer for things 576 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 2: that are just unambiguously good. And it's today's Democrat party, 577 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 2: it's a commodation. They become the party of hate and 578 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 2: rage and they're in denial. They don't know how to 579 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:40,720 Speaker 2: respond to this election other than to fume and glare. 580 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 2: And I got to say, if you're an elected Democrat, 581 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 2: how do you think this is a good message to 582 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 2: the American people? We hate everyone and everything that's the 583 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 2: Democrats like. 584 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 3: I don't get that. 585 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: No, I don't either. So what happens now? This is 586 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 1: my prediction. I think the presence proval rating is going 587 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: to stay solid and in certain categories, support on certain 588 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: issues will actually rise coming out of this State of 589 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: the Union. I think this is going to continue the 590 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: momentum on on things like Doge and even in some 591 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 1: of the issues that we're talking about that are in 592 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 1: tough ones, whether it's dealing with Mexico and cartels or 593 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: tariffs or Canada and fetanol. The list goes on and on. 594 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:29,600 Speaker 1: I think same thing on Ukraine funding. I think this 595 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: could catapult him to even greater near term success. That's 596 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: a lot of political capital that obviously you want your prediction. 597 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,200 Speaker 3: Look, I agree with you. I think the American people 598 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 3: are going to be happy with this speech. They're going 599 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 3: to be happy with the results. 600 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 2: The American people are happy with successes for America. And 601 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 2: we're getting on the border, seeing illegal immigrations and illegal 602 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 2: boarding crossings drop over ninety percent. That's an unambiguous victory. 603 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 2: On energy, Seeing energy production going up, seeing regulations being repealed, 604 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 2: seeing wasteful spending being eliminated, those are unambiguous victories. In 605 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 2: terms of jobs, he went through the investments, the investments 606 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 2: on new investments, whether from Oracle or Apple, or car 607 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 2: companies bringing new factories here. Those are big wins. Those 608 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 2: are the sorts of things. Those are the sorts of things. Frankly, 609 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 2: when Joe Biden talked about if he you know, he 610 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 2: had Democrats and their speeches would talk about a new factory, 611 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 2: and you know what, the Republicans would all stand and cheer, because, hey, 612 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 2: a new factory in America is a good thing. And 613 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:37,960 Speaker 2: we even if we don't support many, if not most, 614 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 2: of Biden and Obama's policies, we cheer for the American people. 615 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,959 Speaker 2: I think that the President's message was really strong, but 616 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 2: I also think the contrast with the Democrats made it 617 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 2: even stronger. 618 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 3: And so. 619 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 2: I think this was a good night for America, but 620 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 2: not a good night for today's Democrat party. 621 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 3: Yeah. 622 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: Great point. It's always fun to get to do a 623 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: joint pod. 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