let me close with this. as much as i m excited about this journey, i simply want to say this. it s really not about me. it s about that 7-year-old girl named jordan who brought roses to the stage for my mother. it s about 12-year-old who came on the stage. you see, america is a city on the hill. we are the beacon in the midst of darkness. we have an unusual responsibility. we have the responsibility to prove that self-governance works. we have the responsibility to share for thousands of generations what america has done for me, she can do for you. this can t be a another presidential campaign. we don t have time for that. we need a president who persuades not just our friends at our base. we need a president that persuades. we have to do that with common sense. conservative principles, but we have to have a compassion for people. we have to have a compassion part people who don t agree with us. we have to believe that our ideas are so strong and so powerful and persuasive th
let me close with this. may the lord bless us for another thousand geerations. maybe gracious towards us. i believe the next american century starts today. good day. the republican primary race has a new candidate. moments ago a spirited republican senator tim scott joining the field. trying to preempt ron desantis expected announcement later this week launching his own campaign in south carolina.