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Jim Justice: “Mitch McConnell came to my house in Lewisburg and tried to…”

Featuring: Jim Justice, Republican | U.S. Senate, West Virginia

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Senator Justice Speaks at the West Virginia Business Summit - August 28, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 07:31

You gotta know, because I love this state beyond good sense, that I'll do anything and everything I can for you anytime, any hour. Now, with all that being said, though, just think about this. The things when Mitch McConnell came to my house in Lewisburg and tried to get me to run for the US Senate. there are things that he just conveniently left out. One of those things that he conveniently left out is a thing called presiding time. (07:31–07:39)

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