Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) answered the question on everyone’s mind when he attended the final dog parade of Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) career in the Senate: Will he take over as host when Tillis leaves next year?

That question came up repeatedly as Justice paraded his politically famous pet, Babydog, through the atrium of the Hart Office Building on Wednesday, and his answer was a decided “yes.”