Welcome. It is Verdict with Senator Ted Cruz. Ben Ferguson with you. Senator, this is really fun. We're

getting to do back-to-back evenings with a live audience, which is really exciting. And we've got a

dear friend of yours and a guest with us tonight, getting to talk about some really cool things,

especially when it comes to education. Imagine starting a university. That's a pretty cool idea. And we have someone

that's done that. I'll let you do the intro. Well, we're very proud to be in Austin, Texas

tonight with a very good friend of mine and someone who I say without hyperbole is one of the

smartest people on planet Earth. We're with Joe Lonsdale. Joe Lonsdale is a big tech entrepreneur. He is a venture

capitalist. He runs a major venture capital fund that invests in tech companies across the country.

He was the CEO of Palantir. He led the big tech exodus from California to Austin, Texas.

And one of the amazing things we're seeing is Austin, Texas is becoming a mecca for people in tech who are not insane socialists.

Amen to that.

And Joe came as sort of the search party.

He was sent first, and I think probably Silicon Valley was curious the reception he would get,

and they found the cannibals did not eat him.

And so he wired back.

Come to Texas.

There's freedom here.

There's sanity here. Joe, it is great to be with you.

Welcome to verdict. Thanks for being here, Ted. Thank you very much for including me. It's a very

kind of USA from one of the smartest senators. I appreciate the line there.

Let me tell you about Freedom Gold USA. If you're like me and you like to make sure that you

protect your hard-earned dollars, if you're close to retirement, if you're in

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