Mike Johnson: “Before becoming speaker last year, by some miracle of God, I…”

“What's the worst part about asking people for money? Well, I've gotten better at it. The most money I'd ever raised in a cycle I think is like $1.2 million. Before becoming speaker last year, by some miracle of God, I raised 332 million. And I didn't think that was possible, but people were very motivated and I had to leave it all in the field. But I genuinely enjoyed meeting what some people call the donor class.” (58:35–58:41)

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