During the second GOP presidential primary debate, Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican presidential candidate, asked striking auto workers to ‘picket’ in front of the White House.
Reflecting on his family’s struggles to make ends meet during his upbringing, Ramaswamy emphasized that while hardship was not a choice, adopting a victim mentality was. He said, “In the United States of America, we choose to be victorious.”
In offering advice to the striking autoworkers, Ramaswamy suggested, “If I were to advise those workers, I would recommend that they stage their picket in front of the White House in Washington, DC”. He further emphasized, “That’s where the protest truly needs to take place.”
“What we need is to deliver economic growth in this country. Unlock American energy. Drill, frack, burn coal, embrace nuclear energy, put people back to work by no longer paying them more money to stay at home, stabilize the US dollar itself and rescind a majority of those unconstitutional federal regulations that are hampering our economy. That is how we unleash American exceptionalism. And that’s not a Democratic vision or a Republican vision, that is an American vision,” Ramaswamy said.
During the discussion, Ramaswamy fielded questions about the fentanyl crisis and proposed a solution involving the deployment of the military to secure the southern border. Additionally, he put forth the idea of addressing the mental health crisis in the United States, which has played a significant role in driving the demand for this dangerous drug.
“We have to seal that southern border. Building the wall is not enough. They’re building cartel-financed tunnels underneath that wall, semitrucks can drive through them. We have to use our own military to seal the Swiss cheese at the southern border,” Ramaswamy said.
Reflecting on his family’s struggles to make ends meet during his upbringing, Ramaswamy emphasized that while hardship was not a choice, adopting a victim mentality was. He said, “In the United States of America, we choose to be victorious.”
In offering advice to the striking autoworkers, Ramaswamy suggested, “If I were to advise those workers, I would recommend that they stage their picket in front of the White House in Washington, DC”. He further emphasized, “That’s where the protest truly needs to take place.”
“What we need is to deliver economic growth in this country. Unlock American energy. Drill, frack, burn coal, embrace nuclear energy, put people back to work by no longer paying them more money to stay at home, stabilize the US dollar itself and rescind a majority of those unconstitutional federal regulations that are hampering our economy. That is how we unleash American exceptionalism. And that’s not a Democratic vision or a Republican vision, that is an American vision,” Ramaswamy said.
During the discussion, Ramaswamy fielded questions about the fentanyl crisis and proposed a solution involving the deployment of the military to secure the southern border. Additionally, he put forth the idea of addressing the mental health crisis in the United States, which has played a significant role in driving the demand for this dangerous drug.
“We have to seal that southern border. Building the wall is not enough. They’re building cartel-financed tunnels underneath that wall, semitrucks can drive through them. We have to use our own military to seal the Swiss cheese at the southern border,” Ramaswamy said.