Welcome, it is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz. Ben Ferguson with you. It was a blowout senator in the Hawkeye State. Donald Trump wins the Iowa caucuses and no unstated terms. It was a landslide. It was an incredible victory for him. And that brings us to something else that also is going to be a really big deal for verdict listeners.

You have something big to talk about right now.

Well, that's exactly right.

So you and I are sitting here.

It is 1026 p.m. on Tuesday.

This podcast will come out early Wednesday morning.

So we're a day after Iowa. Listen, the results in Iowa were

extraordinary. Iowa was hotly contested. The candidates spent a lot of time there. They vigorously fought.

And the results were dominating. Trump won everywhere. He won over 51% of the vote. He beat his closest competitor, Ron DeSantis,

by over 30 points. He won 98 out of 99 Iowa counties. The only county he lost is the most

liberal county in Iowa, and he lost that county by a a vote it was as dominating a result as that there

has ever been in the Iowa caucus in anything resembling an open caucus as a result tonight

earlier tonight I went on Sean Hannity and on Hannity I have endorsed Donald J. Trump for president of the United States.

And I did so because the results of Iowa are overwhelming. And I believe in democracy. I deliberately stand out of this race until after the people of Iowa voted.

And the reason is we had a contested race. I am friends with

multiple candidates in this race. I believe the voters ought to determine who our nominee is.

Well, they have. The results were compelling. And so as a result, I have enthusiastically

endorsed Donald Trump. I think it is time for the party to come together.

It is time for us to unite because the stakes are so incredibly high. I believe at this point, it is clear who our nominee is going to be.

Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee, and I think it's critical we win in November.

Listen, the forces that are a raid against Donald Trump have never been a raid against any candidate in the history of our nation.

It is extraordinary.

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