Well, let me start by just saying welcome. We had a record number of you. New listeners download

this show, Verdict with Ted Cruz, just two days ago. And so for many of you that are new

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wherever you're listening so you don't miss an episode. And today's episode is going to be one

that you're going to love because it is back to the best part about this show and that is

taking you behind the scenes with meetings

and places that no one else can give you in the podcast world. And today's show is just going to be

a lot of fun because, Senator, I don't get to say this every day. You just left a multi-hour

long meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel who is visiting in America.

I've got a million questions to ask you about that, but give us the overall, what was it

like just sitting with him with a new administration being in charge?

Well, sure.

You and I are talking.

It is 1122 p.m. Thursday night, and I spent about two hours one-on-one with Prime Minister Netanyahu this

evening. And he is in town. He obviously met with President Trump. He has met with a number of

congressional leaders, a number of groups of congressional leaders. And I got to say, it is a whole new day

in Israel. It's a whole new day in America. it is a whole new day in Israel.

It's a whole new day in America.

It's a whole new day in the world.

And Prime Minister Netanyahu and I, he and I know each other very well.

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