Vivek Ramaswamy on Technology

AdWatch: mainstream media favors corporate candidates

"I'm Vivek Ramaswamy and I approve this message. The mainstream media is trying to rig the Iowa GOP caucus in favor of the corporate candidates who they can control. Don't fall for their trick. They don't want you to hear from me: about the truth of what really happened on Jan.6; the truth about the COVID origin; the Hunter Biden laptop story; and everything else they have lied to you about. You can fix that. Take your remote"--[clicks a remote; screen blinks to black]--"and turn this s--- off."

[Daily Beast analysis: "A campaign spokesperson said"], "The network takes it upon themselves to disrespect Iowa voters and the caucuses by holding a debate and excluding Vivek when his polling clearly qualified for the stage." To qualify, Ramaswamy needed to hit at least 10% support in 3 separate polls meeting CNN's standards--which were more stringent than the RNC's for previous debates.

I'm not a know-it-all; I listen to challengers & experts

RAMASWAMY: The Republican Party [needs to] reach the next generation of young Americans where they are. But kids under the age of 16 should not be using addictive social media. [And we should] get to declaring independence from China.

I'm the new guy here, and so I know I have to earn your trust. What do you see? You see a young man who's in a bit of a hurry, maybe a little ambitious, bit of a know-it-all, it seems, at times. I'm here to tell you: "No, I don't know it all. I will listen. I will have the best people, the best and brightest in this country, whatever age they are, advising me." Many of the people on this stage included; that's how I built my companies. I want to be challenged. I want people who disagree with me. That's what makes America great because we're not a perfect nation. We're founded on the pursuit of perfection.