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Welcome, it is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you.

And Senator Cruz and I, we just returned after the funeral of Charlie Kirk.

Today was, I think, maybe one of the most incredible things I've ever witnessed in my life.

And I'm saying that

going to memorial service. But Senator, I think you probably feel the exact same way that I do,

that this was a day where I feel blessed. I feel honored that we were able to be there, to be a

part of it. I feel like I'm watching a revival take place that is so much bigger than politics. And I think what we've

witnessed today was the start of something that could transform this country. They're now saying

over a hundred million was the number of streams coming out of this event. And well over 200,000

people showed up the majority of them without a

ticket to go to the memorial service. It was incredible. It was extraordinary, Ben. It is right now 1219 a.m.

Sunday night, early Monday morning. You and I spent the entire day in Arizona at the Memorial service for Charlie Kirk. And I've got to say,

this was a powerful day. It was powerful. Number one, we were grieving our friend. Both you and I

knew Charlie really well. I talked to him not many weeks ago. I met him when he was 18 years old. And the last two weeks

have been a hard week. You and I both watched our friend murdered on live video online. And

the agony we felt was felt without hyperbole by millions of Americans who Charlie had touched. So there

was grief. There was grieving. But I got to tell you, as much as there was grief, and then

there were certainly tears, there were tears for Erica, there were tears for his two children

that will never know their daddy. But today,

the atmosphere more than anything was one of celebration. It was one of celebrating a life

well-lived. It was one of celebrating a legacy, an example. You know, I got to say,

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