Vivek Ramaswamy explains himself

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🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The entrepreneur is running a longshot campaign for the GOP nomination on an “American nationalist,” anti-“woke capitalism” platform. Semafor’s Dave Weigel explains why so many Republicans now think they have a chance at the crown. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	In late May, a Christian woman got very mad at Chick-fil-A.
0:04.0	So I'm grieving. It's lunchtime. I'm here with Aubrey.
0:07.0	And we really wanted some Chick-fil-A.
0:09.0	But because they decided to hire a diversity equity and inclusion corporate position
0:14.0	and also bow down to the woke lords because...
0:16.0	You know what she found out?
0:18.0	No, their chicken is funded by BlackRock and Vanguard.
0:21.0	Are you kidding? Yeah. They're...
0:23.0	The critique of wokeness, the finger pointed at BlackRock and Vanguard,
0:27.0	this is the language of Vivek Ramaswamy.
0:30.0	He's running for the GOP nomination almost certainly cannot win it.
0:34.0	But with his attacks on woke capitalism,
0:37.0	he's hurled himself into the national conversation in a way that your
0:40.0	Doug Burgums and your Nikki Haley's and your A.S.
0:43.0	Sahudjinsons might envy.
0:46.0	Today, on Today Explained, a conversation with Vivek Ramaswamy.
0:51.0	Chick-fil-A, you are no longer the lords chicken.
0:54.0	You're actually the woke chicken.
1:06.0	I'm Noel King. It's today Explained.
1:08.0	Last week, I sat down on Zoom with Vivek Ramaswamy.
1:12.0	He's running to be the Republican nominee for president of the United States.
1:16.0	Ramaswamy is the 37-year-old founder of a bio-pharmaceutical company,
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