Good morning, everyone, excited to be here.

I'm going to start out a little bit somber.

I want to talk about, take a moment to reflect on the great Lindsey Graham.

I had the opportunity to meet him a couple of times, and he was one of the nicest, coolest dudes in the room.

He knew my name, which was shocking to me, because a lot of times when you meet career, big time politicians, they don't necessarily know who you are.

They need someone to run over and introduce you.

And he knew who I was exactly.

He was like, hey, Tyrus, how are you doing?

And I was really impressed by that.

But I want to play real quick some thoughts.

Senator Dick Durbin has some really, I think, summed it up best.

I would like to take a moment to recognize his lifetime of public service,

both in the state of South Carolina and our nation.

I served with Lindsey Graham and the Senate for more than two decades.

And during that time, I counted him as a trusted friend.

I will tell you, Mr. President, that my friends and supporters back in Illinois, many times would just shake their head and say, Durbin, what are you doing with Lindsay?

You shouldn't be working with him.

They didn't know how the Senate works works and they certainly didn't know him.

He was proud to be a fierce Republican partisan, but he never lost sight of the need to work across the aisle to make a difference in the lives of Americans.

You know, because he put the job, he put the country over, over a tent, he was a

patriot. And I think in the strongest definition of that word. And I think what, and I hate to

say this, but in the time that we are living right now, we don't have much trust or faith in

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