Welcome, it is Verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you, and this is one of those

fun shows where many of you are going to be listening on your way to go visit family all over

the country. I was in airport today. It was insane. Senator, you were in an airport today. It was

also, I'm sure, insane with the holiday travel. So we will try to have a little bit of fun today and also give

you some of the big news, which includes you hanging out with Donald Trump today. Not a bad day,

because it is, by the way, as we're recording this. I have four more minutes to say this.

Your birthday. Happy birthday, sir. Well, thank you. I'm 54 years old today, and it is 11.56 p.m., so it'll be my birthday for just four more minutes.

I wanted to get that in there, and can we just say the age again?

Because that's important to me.

54, and I will say a good friend of mine texted me and said, I look great for 65, which I appreciated very much.

I will say there may have been some expletives in response to that.

Yes, as there should be.

As there should be.

So at 54, do you have any wisdom you'd like to bestow on everyone listening right now?

Because, I mean, let's be honest.

That's like a long time to be on this earth.

Apparently, I think I have enough wisdom that I do a podcast three days a week.

So I'm at least happy to prattle on about what's going on three times a week.

Whether it's wise or not, I leave that to our incredible verdict listeners.

But I make no promises.

Well played.

He's still feisty at 54. I love it.

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