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Mike Johnson: “He believes he was providentially spared for this moment.”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Published July 14, 2024 | Video Starts at 17:51

… your attention, obviously, and it makes you think about God in a different way, I think. I don't want to misquote him, but it was something to that effect. And He believes he was providentially spared for this moment. And I do as well. And I talked with him on Saturday, Sunday, after the event about the hand of Providence. I certainly believe that. I believe our first president, George Washington, believed it. (17:51–17:54)

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