Vivek Ramaswamy

actually has to come from the level of the states, has to come from the people. That's what James Madison envisioned. That's what our founding fathers envisioned. So I think federalism is the way. The path to our golden age runs through federalism. And that's why, look, I think that saving this country is a team effort.

actually has to come from the level of the states, has to come from the people. That's what James Madison envisioned. That's what our founding fathers envisioned. So I think federalism is the way. The path to our golden age runs through federalism. And that's why, look, I think that saving this country is a team effort.

That's why I chose to run for this position after great conversations with President Trump, with Elon. Frankly, both of them, they came out within hours of my announcement, within an hour or so. to both endorse, and I was proud to receive their support, and others statewide here as well. But that's because this is going to be a team effort to save the country.

That's why I chose to run for this position after great conversations with President Trump, with Elon. Frankly, both of them, they came out within hours of my announcement, within an hour or so. to both endorse, and I was proud to receive their support, and others statewide here as well. But that's because this is going to be a team effort to save the country.

That's why I chose to run for this position after great conversations with President Trump, with Elon. Frankly, both of them, they came out within hours of my announcement, within an hour or so. to both endorse, and I was proud to receive their support, and others statewide here as well. But that's because this is going to be a team effort to save the country.

And I do think leadership at the level of the states, especially starting a year or two from now, after a lot of those programs have been pushed back down to the states and the people where they belong, I do see a bit of a leadership gap there, and that's a big part of why I was called into this. And we're going to set a national standard. We can call it the Ohio standard.

And I do think leadership at the level of the states, especially starting a year or two from now, after a lot of those programs have been pushed back down to the states and the people where they belong, I do see a bit of a leadership gap there, and that's a big part of why I was called into this. And we're going to set a national standard. We can call it the Ohio standard.

And I do think leadership at the level of the states, especially starting a year or two from now, after a lot of those programs have been pushed back down to the states and the people where they belong, I do see a bit of a leadership gap there, and that's a big part of why I was called into this. And we're going to set a national standard. We can call it the Ohio standard.

We can call it a modern-day Northwest ordinance. But a conservative state, when governed according to conservative principles, actually, can be a magnet for the rest of the country.

We can call it a modern-day Northwest ordinance. But a conservative state, when governed according to conservative principles, actually, can be a magnet for the rest of the country.

We can call it a modern-day Northwest ordinance. But a conservative state, when governed according to conservative principles, actually, can be a magnet for the rest of the country.

Your friendship is worth a lot to me. And we'd love to have you in Ohio. We'll turn that into a Midas touch.

Your friendship is worth a lot to me. And we'd love to have you in Ohio. We'll turn that into a Midas touch.

Your friendship is worth a lot to me. And we'd love to have you in Ohio. We'll turn that into a Midas touch.

Either you're playing from the front and you're shaping that change or else you're going to be shaped by that. Right. And it is a leader. And it's huge.

Either you're playing from the front and you're shaping that change or else you're going to be shaped by that. Right. And it is a leader. And it's huge.

Either you're playing from the front and you're shaping that change or else you're going to be shaped by that. Right. And it is a leader. And it's huge.

Absolutely. So did you think about a position from the perspective of state leadership, right? As the next governor of Ohio, I want Ohio to be the state where we use AI not to take jobs, but to make jobs, right?

Absolutely. So did you think about a position from the perspective of state leadership, right? As the next governor of Ohio, I want Ohio to be the state where we use AI not to take jobs, but to make jobs, right?

Absolutely. So did you think about a position from the perspective of state leadership, right? As the next governor of Ohio, I want Ohio to be the state where we use AI not to take jobs, but to make jobs, right?