Vivek Ramaswamy: The next Donald Trump?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Vivek Ramaswamy - the rising star of the US Republican Party - wants to send troops to the Mexican border, abolish government departments and push for a deal to let Russia keep parts of Ukraine. Could the man nicknamed “Trump 2.0” beat the former president to be the party’s presidential nominee?
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| 0:30.0 | It's all heating up. |
| 0:37.0 | We need to send Joe Biden back to his basement and reverse American decline. |
| 0:44.0 | Do you want a super PAC puppet or do you want a patriot who speaks the truth? |
| 0:52.0 | The Republican race to pick the party's next presidential candidate has begun. |
| 0:59.0 | The first time eight Republicans vying for the White House debating each other on a stage in Milwaukee. |
| 1:06.0 | It was only eight candidates who took to the stage in the first Republican debate. |
| 1:12.0 | But despite the notable absence of Donald Trump, one candidate stood out. |
| 1:17.0 | Who the heck is this skinny guy with a funny last name and what the heck is he doing in the middle of this debate stage? |
| 1:26.0 | That's Vivek Ramaswamy, a political outsider who's shaking up the race. |
| 1:32.0 | I'm an entrepreneur. My parents came to this country with no money 40 years ago. |
| 1:37.0 | I have gone on to found multi-billion dollar companies. |
| 1:42.0 | He calls himself a millennial anti-woake leader who wants had a side hustle as a libertarian rapper. |
| 1:51.0 | His critics call him Trump 2.0. |
| 1:57.0 | There are two genders. Fossil fuels are a requirement for human prosperity. |
| 2:02.0 | Reverse racism is racism and open border is not a border. |
| 2:12.0 | Is Vivek Ramaswamy the future of the Republican Party? |
| 2:17.0 | Vivek Ramaswamy who's garnering a lot of support among Trump voters. |
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