Vivek Ramaswamy
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But I do think there's this broader project of dismantling the nanny state in all of its forms, the entitlement state, the regulatory state and the foreign policy in any state. Three word answer for us to summarize my worldview and my presidential campaign in three words, shut it down. Shut it down.
I think there's one other factor. So you're right to point. I mean, the legal backdrop is a valid and understandable excuse and reason. I think there are other factors at play too. So I think there's something to be said for never having been in government, showing up there the first time, and you're having to understand
I think there's one other factor. So you're right to point. I mean, the legal backdrop is a valid and understandable excuse and reason. I think there are other factors at play too. So I think there's something to be said for never having been in government, showing up there the first time, and you're having to understand
I think there's one other factor. So you're right to point. I mean, the legal backdrop is a valid and understandable excuse and reason. I think there are other factors at play too. So I think there's something to be said for never having been in government, showing up there the first time, and you're having to understand
The rules of the road as you're operating within them and also having to depend on people who actually aren't aligned with your policy vision, but tell you to your face that they are.
The rules of the road as you're operating within them and also having to depend on people who actually aren't aligned with your policy vision, but tell you to your face that they are.
The rules of the road as you're operating within them and also having to depend on people who actually aren't aligned with your policy vision, but tell you to your face that they are.
And so I think that's one of the things that I've admired about President Trump is he's actually been very open about that, very humble about that to say that there's a million learnings from that first term that make him ambitious and more ambitious in that second term. But everything I'm talking to you about, this is what needs to happen in the country. It's not specific to Donald Trump.
And so I think that's one of the things that I've admired about President Trump is he's actually been very open about that, very humble about that to say that there's a million learnings from that first term that make him ambitious and more ambitious in that second term. But everything I'm talking to you about, this is what needs to happen in the country. It's not specific to Donald Trump.
And so I think that's one of the things that I've admired about President Trump is he's actually been very open about that, very humble about that to say that there's a million learnings from that first term that make him ambitious and more ambitious in that second term. But everything I'm talking to you about, this is what needs to happen in the country. It's not specific to Donald Trump.
It lays out what needs to be done in the country. There's the next four years. Donald Trump is our last best hope and chance for moving that ball forward. But I think that the vision I'm laying out here is one that hopefully goes even beyond just the next two or four years.
It lays out what needs to be done in the country. There's the next four years. Donald Trump is our last best hope and chance for moving that ball forward. But I think that the vision I'm laying out here is one that hopefully goes even beyond just the next two or four years.
It lays out what needs to be done in the country. There's the next four years. Donald Trump is our last best hope and chance for moving that ball forward. But I think that the vision I'm laying out here is one that hopefully goes even beyond just the next two or four years.
of really fixing a century's worth of mistakes, I think we're gonna fix a lot of them in the next four years of Donald Trump's president. But if you have a century's worth of mistakes that have accumulated with the overgrowth of the entitlement state in the US, I think it's gonna take, you know, probably the better part of a decade, at least to actually fix them.
of really fixing a century's worth of mistakes, I think we're gonna fix a lot of them in the next four years of Donald Trump's president. But if you have a century's worth of mistakes that have accumulated with the overgrowth of the entitlement state in the US, I think it's gonna take, you know, probably the better part of a decade, at least to actually fix them.
of really fixing a century's worth of mistakes, I think we're gonna fix a lot of them in the next four years of Donald Trump's president. But if you have a century's worth of mistakes that have accumulated with the overgrowth of the entitlement state in the US, I think it's gonna take, you know, probably the better part of a decade, at least to actually fix them.
We've got two candidates, right? People face a choice. This is a relevant election. One of my goals is to speak to people who may not agree with 100% of what Donald, who do not agree with 100% of what Donald Trump says. And I can tell them, you know what? I don't agree with 100% of what he says. And I can tell you, as somebody who ran against him for US president, that right now he is
We've got two candidates, right? People face a choice. This is a relevant election. One of my goals is to speak to people who may not agree with 100% of what Donald, who do not agree with 100% of what Donald Trump says. And I can tell them, you know what? I don't agree with 100% of what he says. And I can tell you, as somebody who ran against him for US president, that right now he is
We've got two candidates, right? People face a choice. This is a relevant election. One of my goals is to speak to people who may not agree with 100% of what Donald, who do not agree with 100% of what Donald Trump says. And I can tell them, you know what? I don't agree with 100% of what he says. And I can tell you, as somebody who ran against him for US president, that right now he is
When I say the last best hope, I mean in this cycle, the last best hope that we have for dismantling that bureaucratic class. And, you know, I think that I'm also open about the fact that it's going to take, this is a long run project, but we have the next step to actually take over the next few years. That's kind of where I land on it. I mean, you talked to him, I guess, a few weeks ago.