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J. D. Vance: “We can't change [the think tank intellectuals of Washington…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Bernie Moreno and J.D. Vance Discuss American Industrial Policy and Geopolitics at American Compass Event

Published | Video Starts at 49:09

And so I've given up hope that we can persuade most of the think tank intellectuals of what Washington D.C. to change. We can't change [the think tank intellectuals of Washington D.C.]. What we can do is replace them with all of you. And that's exactly what we aim to do. That's number one. The second. I guess the second piece of advice that I'd give is look. Look where we are, right? (49:09–49:13)

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Asserts that think tank intellectuals in Washington D.C. cannot be changed but can be replaced.

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