Thank you.

It's so good to see you.

Thank you for coming.

All right. Do you have a microphone?

Oh, you got a handheld one.

Look at this. All right. So, you know, I didn't tell you that

story. When we were at Church of the Apostles and you were asking me, well, Christy Scan is going

up? Like, how does he know more than I know that my wife's scans have got to be coming up?

Yeah, you did. So thank you for being here and for your prayers.

Her skins were Tuesday.

They were great.

Oh, that's good.

Praise God.

And how about a big round of applause for Eric Erickson, everybody?

But I'll tell you, this is one of the most compelling voices in the conservative movement today. I'm honored to be with you.

Let me, I want to ask you the question that I asked Tim Scott to start, and I guess for all

the presidential candidates, I thought I was the only one you invited. Well, sorry. With all the

vast array of people running for president, including your former boss, why should

Americans say Mike Pence is the guy we need of the White House?

Well, first off, let me say thank you for the warm welcome. Thank you, especially for the warm welcome from my incredible wife, Karen, who was the best

second lady the United States of America has ever had.

I think the answer to that question belongs to the people of the United States, but for us, I can tell you why we're running.

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