Gorsuch Tells Story of His Kids Going ‘Mutton Busting’ at Colorado Rodeo

CRUZ I understand you ░░░░░░░░ to take your law ░░░░░░░░ some of them very ░░░░░░░░ not from the west ░░░░░░░░ the Denver rodeo every ░░░░░░░░ and to have them ░░░░░░░░ and react to cattle ░░░░░░░░ and bronc riding and ░░░░░░░░ busting Is that true ░░░░░░░░ can you can you ░░░░░░░░ a bit of your ░░░░░░░░ experiences and even even ░░░░░░░░ theirs in that regard ░░░░░░░░ Well senator I get ░░░░░░░░ clerks from all over ░░░░░░░░ country many from my ░░░░░░░░ region I maybe favor ░░░░░░░░ region but I get ░░░░░░░░ from out of the ░░░░░░░░ too And we have ░░░░░░░░ great rodeo in Denver ░░░░░░░░ year the Grand National ░░░░░░░░ it begins with a ░░░░░░░░ down 17th Street which ░░░░░░░░ be like a parade ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania Avenue in D ░░░░░░░░ where you have cattle ░░░░░░░░ is a cattle drive ░░░░░░░░ the main road in ░░░░░░░░ They shut it down ░░░░░░░░ s how you mark ░░░░░░░░ opening of the Grand ░░░░░░░░ And the closing of ░░░░░░░░ Grand National is celebrated ░░░░░░░░ the prize steer getting ░░░░░░░░ spend a little time ░░░░░░░░ the Brown Palace Hotel ░░░░░░░░ the Brown Palace Hotel ░░░░░░░░ like the Willard or ░░░░░░░░ your favorite fancy the ░░░░░░░░ in New York Yes ░░░░░░░░ bring the prize steer ░░░░░░░░ the lobby of the ░░░░░░░░ Palace And in between ░░░░░░░░ is a rodeo and ░░░░░░░░ stock show and the ░░░░░░░░ show their animals My ░░░░░░░░ never made it to ░░░░░░░░ Grand National They are ░░░░░░░░ county fair types with ░░░░░░░░ chickens and their rabbits ░░░░░░░░ dogs and whatever But ░░░░░░░░ kids compete to the ░░░░░░░░ National this Grand National ░░░░░░░░ s big time And ░░░░░░░░ there s mutton busting ░░░░░░░░ I think my children ░░░░░░░░ have PTSD from mutton ░░░░░░░░ Laughter A mutton busting ░░░░░░░░ you know comes sort ░░░░░░░░ like bronco busting for ░░░░░░░░ You take a poor ░░░░░░░░ kid you find a ░░░░░░░░ Laughter and you attach ░░░░░░░░ one to the other ░░░░░░░░ see how long they ░░░░░░░░ hold on And you ░░░░░░░░ it s it usually ░░░░░░░░ fine when when the ░░░░░░░░ has got a lot ░░░░░░░░ wool and you tell ░░░░░░░░ to hold on I ░░░░░░░░ my kids hold on ░░░░░░░░ style you know really ░░░░░░░░ in there right Get ░░░░░░░░ it Laughter Because if ░░░░░░░░ sit upright you go ░░░░░░░░ right off Right So ░░░░░░░░ want to you want ░░░░░░░░ get in But the ░░░░░░░░ when you get in ░░░░░░░░ that you re so ░░░░░░░░ in that you don ░░░░░░░░ want to let go ░░░░░░░░ And so then the ░░░░░░░░ clown has to come ░░░░░░░░ knock you off the ░░░░░░░░ And my daughters you ░░░░░░░░ they got knocked around ░░░░░░░░ good over the years ░░░░░░░░ CRUZ Well as a ░░░░░░░░ a Texan I think ░░░░░░░░ s life could be ░░░░░░░░ richer by by going ░░░░░░░░ the rodeo and I ░░░░░░░░ you for sharing that ░░░░░░░░ with your clerks GORSUCH ░░░░░░░░ m sorry all right ░░░░░░░░ We could talk mutton ░░░░░░░░ all day.” (Laughter)