Senator Ted Cruz

And so there are a whole bunch of seats, I presume 100 seats, that are kept in the front, and they have little placards on the seats that say, "'Reserved for a Senator.'" But but other than leadership like John Thune and the elected leadership, they have seats that are reserved specifically for them. But for everyone else, it's just senator and you can sit wherever you want.

And so just as you walk in, you take the open seat. So it's a little bit happenstance. But as as we were we were preparing, we actually had a friendly wager on how long the speech was going to go. So I bet that it was going to go 93 minutes, so an hour and 33 minutes. Josh Hawley, who was sitting next to me, bet it was going to go an hour and 37 minutes.

And so just as you walk in, you take the open seat. So it's a little bit happenstance. But as as we were we were preparing, we actually had a friendly wager on how long the speech was going to go. So I bet that it was going to go 93 minutes, so an hour and 33 minutes. Josh Hawley, who was sitting next to me, bet it was going to go an hour and 37 minutes.

And so just as you walk in, you take the open seat. So it's a little bit happenstance. But as as we were we were preparing, we actually had a friendly wager on how long the speech was going to go. So I bet that it was going to go 93 minutes, so an hour and 33 minutes. Josh Hawley, who was sitting next to me, bet it was going to go an hour and 37 minutes.

Little Price is Right. Tommy Tuberville and Dave McCormick both bet an hour and 40 minutes. So we were all in the same neighborhood, and actually the one who won was Holly. So it was, in fact, an hour and 38 minutes. So I was five minutes off, but Josh was only one minute off. And if he'd got another minute, McCormick and Tuberville would have won. So it was interesting.

Little Price is Right. Tommy Tuberville and Dave McCormick both bet an hour and 40 minutes. So we were all in the same neighborhood, and actually the one who won was Holly. So it was, in fact, an hour and 38 minutes. So I was five minutes off, but Josh was only one minute off. And if he'd got another minute, McCormick and Tuberville would have won. So it was interesting.

Little Price is Right. Tommy Tuberville and Dave McCormick both bet an hour and 40 minutes. So we were all in the same neighborhood, and actually the one who won was Holly. So it was, in fact, an hour and 38 minutes. So I was five minutes off, but Josh was only one minute off. And if he'd got another minute, McCormick and Tuberville would have won. So it was interesting.

Those were the four of our weeks.

Those were the four of our weeks.

Those were the four of our weeks.

We had not seen a text of it at all. It's just knowing Donald Trump and having been to State of the Union addresses before. Look, I mean, we knew it was going to be about an hour and a half, maybe a little bit more. And so that we knew he had a lot to say. It was not going to be a short speech. And but it didn't feel long. You're right. I mean, it was there was storytelling in it. It was funny.

We had not seen a text of it at all. It's just knowing Donald Trump and having been to State of the Union addresses before. Look, I mean, we knew it was going to be about an hour and a half, maybe a little bit more. And so that we knew he had a lot to say. It was not going to be a short speech. And but it didn't feel long. You're right. I mean, it was there was storytelling in it. It was funny.

We had not seen a text of it at all. It's just knowing Donald Trump and having been to State of the Union addresses before. Look, I mean, we knew it was going to be about an hour and a half, maybe a little bit more. And so that we knew he had a lot to say. It was not going to be a short speech. And but it didn't feel long. You're right. I mean, it was there was storytelling in it. It was funny.

It was relating powerful moments. And then, as I said, the the antics of the Democrats really look, including, sadly, Al Green, congressman from from you're in my hometown, Houston. Who stood up and just made a complete ass of himself.

It was relating powerful moments. And then, as I said, the the antics of the Democrats really look, including, sadly, Al Green, congressman from from you're in my hometown, Houston. Who stood up and just made a complete ass of himself.

It was relating powerful moments. And then, as I said, the the antics of the Democrats really look, including, sadly, Al Green, congressman from from you're in my hometown, Houston. Who stood up and just made a complete ass of himself.

So, look, I think everyone was shocked, shocked and not shocked. We expected the Democrats to to misbehave and engage in antics. I didn't expect that they would refuse to applaud for anything. And I've never seen there been a couple of instances where where House members have have called out like like have said,

So, look, I think everyone was shocked, shocked and not shocked. We expected the Democrats to to misbehave and engage in antics. I didn't expect that they would refuse to applaud for anything. And I've never seen there been a couple of instances where where House members have have called out like like have said,

So, look, I think everyone was shocked, shocked and not shocked. We expected the Democrats to to misbehave and engage in antics. I didn't expect that they would refuse to applaud for anything. And I've never seen there been a couple of instances where where House members have have called out like like have said,

Joe Wilson famously said when Obama said, I think it was on Obamacare, if you want your health insurance, you can keep it. And Joe Wilson famously called out, you lie. And that was a big deal that one congressman called out two words was a big deal that people still talk about a decade later.