And that there is ample time for the senate to confirm his nominee before the election. Im more than hopeful. I think its going to happen. We have great people. We havent made the final determination, i havent, but i will be soon. But we have fantastic, very talented, very brilliant people, and well make a decision by saturday. Im going to announce it on saturday, and i think everybodys going to be very happy. We have a lot of time. We have nothing but time. Especially since we have the support, you know, we have senatorial support. People have come out, and i guess we have all the votes were going to need, and theyre going to be very happy with the candidate. They know most of the candidates anyway. I think they know many all of the candidates. And we have great support, great support from the people also. Lou as President Trump and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell move the president s nominee forward in this confirmation process, the radical dems have become ever more threateni
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Comments. Great to get to know you. I have been reading you over the years. It has been a delight to have spent the evening with you. I am very pleased to be able to speak to you at this Hillsdale College celebration of our magnificent constitution. Ofm a great admirer hillsdale. As i was telling larry, i dont get to make very many speeches like this. I am usually talking about crime rates and that kind of thing. I wanted to speak at hillsdale because it is one of the few maybe a handful of institutions of Higher Learning where it is actually worth spending the money to get an education here. I mean that sincerely. Sadly, many colleges these days dont even teach the constitution, much less celebrate it. One out of every four americans dont know who we fought the revolution against. That is pretty with attic. That number is increasing educationalour institutions fail us, but at hillsdale, you recognize that the principles of the founding are as relevant today and as important today as e
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