Vivek Ramaswamy

We've got to reflect on that. And then there's a separate question. So you've got that observation, right? Now you've got a separate observation. Before you go to the second question. No, no, it's related. It's related. That 25% of eighth graders and only 25% are actually proficient in math. That's a separate fact. are those two facts total coincidences?

We've got to reflect on that. And then there's a separate question. So you've got that observation, right? Now you've got a separate observation. Before you go to the second question. No, no, it's related. It's related. That 25% of eighth graders and only 25% are actually proficient in math. That's a separate fact. are those two facts total coincidences?

We've got to reflect on that. And then there's a separate question. So you've got that observation, right? Now you've got a separate observation. Before you go to the second question. No, no, it's related. It's related. That 25% of eighth graders and only 25% are actually proficient in math. That's a separate fact. are those two facts total coincidences?

Like, is that just a random coincidence that we now live in a period where American companies are choosing, I don't love this, but are choosing not to hire as many American-born workers at the exact same time that our educational system is producing lackluster results in math, science, and engineering? Are those just random coincidences? Or might those have something to do with each other?

Like, is that just a random coincidence that we now live in a period where American companies are choosing, I don't love this, but are choosing not to hire as many American-born workers at the exact same time that our educational system is producing lackluster results in math, science, and engineering? Are those just random coincidences? Or might those have something to do with each other?

Like, is that just a random coincidence that we now live in a period where American companies are choosing, I don't love this, but are choosing not to hire as many American-born workers at the exact same time that our educational system is producing lackluster results in math, science, and engineering? Are those just random coincidences? Or might those have something to do with each other?

We could explore if they do.

We could explore if they do.

We could explore if they do.

I'm not saying I'm convinced either, but I'm saying that this has to be the conversation we're able to have rather than getting upset that the question was asked. And I care too much about this country to do it. And I think that messengers matter. And one of the things I learned from this is, you know, people see the message through the messenger a little bit.

I'm not saying I'm convinced either, but I'm saying that this has to be the conversation we're able to have rather than getting upset that the question was asked. And I care too much about this country to do it. And I think that messengers matter. And one of the things I learned from this is, you know, people see the message through the messenger a little bit.

I'm not saying I'm convinced either, but I'm saying that this has to be the conversation we're able to have rather than getting upset that the question was asked. And I care too much about this country to do it. And I think that messengers matter. And one of the things I learned from this is, you know, people see the message through the messenger a little bit.

And for where I sit, to be super clear about it, this is the only country I will ever pledge allegiance to. I have nowhere else to go. This is the country I will die fighting for if I have to. And so, you know what? When you care about somebody, you tell them the truth. And if you care about yourself, you tell them what they want to hear. And I was consistent with that with the left.

And for where I sit, to be super clear about it, this is the only country I will ever pledge allegiance to. I have nowhere else to go. This is the country I will die fighting for if I have to. And so, you know what? When you care about somebody, you tell them the truth. And if you care about yourself, you tell them what they want to hear. And I was consistent with that with the left.

And for where I sit, to be super clear about it, this is the only country I will ever pledge allegiance to. I have nowhere else to go. This is the country I will die fighting for if I have to. And so, you know what? When you care about somebody, you tell them the truth. And if you care about yourself, you tell them what they want to hear. And I was consistent with that with the left.

It was hard for me to preach a message to the left when we took a lot of arrows before criticizing woke culture. Now that's a cool thing to do. That was not a cool thing to do when I started doing it because I don't think that victimhood culture is good for black people. I don't think it's good for white people. I don't think it's good for any American people.

It was hard for me to preach a message to the left when we took a lot of arrows before criticizing woke culture. Now that's a cool thing to do. That was not a cool thing to do when I started doing it because I don't think that victimhood culture is good for black people. I don't think it's good for white people. I don't think it's good for any American people.

It was hard for me to preach a message to the left when we took a lot of arrows before criticizing woke culture. Now that's a cool thing to do. That was not a cool thing to do when I started doing it because I don't think that victimhood culture is good for black people. I don't think it's good for white people. I don't think it's good for any American people.

I don't think victimhood culture lifts us up. We're victors, not victims. That's who we are. But I apply that principle across the board in America that all of us, not pointing the finger at anybody else, includes looking in the mirror myself as a guy who's raising kids in this country, that I worry about, and I see how hard that is.

I don't think victimhood culture lifts us up. We're victors, not victims. That's who we are. But I apply that principle across the board in America that all of us, not pointing the finger at anybody else, includes looking in the mirror myself as a guy who's raising kids in this country, that I worry about, and I see how hard that is.