Mike Johnson: “We are the greatest nation by any objective measure. We're…”

“I'll be brief. There's a lot of symbolism here today, right here on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest nation in the history of the world. We are the greatest nation by any objective measure. We're the most free, most powerful, most successful and most benevolent nation that's ever been. And I think what you're seeing here is another exhibit of that. This idea, this vision came about because Brad and a couple of smart guys came up with this idea and then took a few years to sell the idea to everybody.” (18:21–18:29)

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