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Jim Justice: “When I became your governor, on the first day, it was pretty…”

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 03:20

… of living, before you turn around 19 times, you're going to have a bad looking sandbox. I would tell you over and over and over, you know, we all know, When I became your governor, on the first day, it was pretty doggone tough. And then we had a lot, a lot, a lot of good times. The first time I came to speak to you, your size was nothing like this. (03:20–03:24)

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Asserts that the situation was difficult when he first became governor of West Virginia.

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