John Thune

And we still have to do those the old-fashioned way.

We can't do those in batches.

As you know, the judiciary is an enormously important part of what we do here, and we want to make sure that we are filling those positions with people who are constitutionalists, who understand that the role of a judge is not to write the laws, but to interpret and apply them.

And so those are the kinds of judges that we're looking for, and it's going to be really important for us to continue to fill the positions.

Fill the judiciary and the executive branch, President Trump's nominees to the executive branch to be able to implement the agenda that he ran on and that the American people voted for.

Right.

Well, and I saw some of your coverage from over there, which I thought was great, Ben.

And I just think that it is remarkable what the president has accomplished here and what his team has accomplished.

And it builds on the success of the Abraham Accords.

Obviously, we're far from being in a state where we can declare total victory because Hamas is still active and

In my view, they need to be completely obliterated or at least disarmed so that they are not a factor in governing the Gaza Strip.

So there's still work to be done, but the way in which this administration has worked with the Israelis, with our Arab allies in the region,

to bring about an outcome that I think nobody thought achievable just a few weeks ago, and that is getting these hostages released.

And then, you know, now obviously the hard part begins and trying to come up with a security force to maintain security there and figure out what the next step is in order to make that a place in the world that,

people want to visit that enjoys some of the success and prosperity that folks in the neighborhood have.

I think there's some tremendous opportunities there.

Wouldn't have been possible had it not been for President Trump and his leadership.

So congratulations to him, but we still have a lot of work to do, and Prime Minister Netanyahu and our president working together with our allies in the region.

Hopefully we'll continue to stabilize that area and make it a place that's attractive for people to live and work and invest.

Well, obviously, funding the government the old-fashioned way through the appropriations process.