Senator Ted Cruz

But other than that, once once once Gates withdrew and I made the prediction after Gates withdrew, that's exactly what happened, which is every every cabinet nominee has been confirmed.

But other than that, once once once Gates withdrew and I made the prediction after Gates withdrew, that's exactly what happened, which is every every cabinet nominee has been confirmed.

But other than that, once once once Gates withdrew and I made the prediction after Gates withdrew, that's exactly what happened, which is every every cabinet nominee has been confirmed.

Well, next week, the confirmations that are coming up, we're going to do the secretary of the army, Daniel Driscoll, and then we'll be voting on Jameson Greer to be the United States trade representative. Both of those are expected next week. And then we're going to go after some of Biden's failed energy policies in the Senate.

Well, next week, the confirmations that are coming up, we're going to do the secretary of the army, Daniel Driscoll, and then we'll be voting on Jameson Greer to be the United States trade representative. Both of those are expected next week. And then we're going to go after some of Biden's failed energy policies in the Senate.

Well, next week, the confirmations that are coming up, we're going to do the secretary of the army, Daniel Driscoll, and then we'll be voting on Jameson Greer to be the United States trade representative. Both of those are expected next week. And then we're going to go after some of Biden's failed energy policies in the Senate.

We're going to go after rules and regulations that drive up the cost of energy and make it harder to to heat your home, harder to to. that drive inflation. And so that's going to be the priority in the Senate this coming week.

We're going to go after rules and regulations that drive up the cost of energy and make it harder to to heat your home, harder to to. that drive inflation. And so that's going to be the priority in the Senate this coming week.

We're going to go after rules and regulations that drive up the cost of energy and make it harder to to heat your home, harder to to. that drive inflation. And so that's going to be the priority in the Senate this coming week.

And welcome to Texas.

And welcome to Texas.

That's easy. These are Lucchese. Lucchese, the factory is in El Paso. They're handmade there. They're beautiful.

That's easy. These are Lucchese. Lucchese, the factory is in El Paso. They're handmade there. They're beautiful.

And these particular boots, the front of them have the Senate seal on them. Oh, that's cool.

And these particular boots, the front of them have the Senate seal on them. Oh, that's cool.

And the back of them have the come and take it flag. Whoa. Which, I don't know, do you know the history of the Come and Take It flag? I was about to ask you. Okay, since you're a new Texan, this is important. And he started saying y'all, so he's adapting, but he needs to learn.

And the back of them have the come and take it flag. Whoa. Which, I don't know, do you know the history of the Come and Take It flag? I was about to ask you. Okay, since you're a new Texan, this is important. And he started saying y'all, so he's adapting, but he needs to learn.

All right, so Texas in the 1820s and 1830s, we were part of Mexico. And the dictator of Mexico was General Santa Ana. And there's a little town in south Texas called the town of Gonzales. And General Ana sent an order to the Texians, which is what we were called back then, Texians, to hand over their guns and there was a cannon that guarded the city.

All right, so Texas in the 1820s and 1830s, we were part of Mexico. And the dictator of Mexico was General Santa Ana. And there's a little town in south Texas called the town of Gonzales. And General Ana sent an order to the Texians, which is what we were called back then, Texians, to hand over their guns and there was a cannon that guarded the city.

And General Santa Anna said, hand over the cannon. And the Texians responded by making a flag with an image of the cannon and underneath it the legend, come and take it. And they flew it over the town and that was the beginning of the Texas Revolution. Now the epilogue is Santa Anna came in with about 6,000 soldiers and he did in fact take the cannon. I mean, Gonzales was a tiny little town.