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J. D. Vance: “We ought to take the Teddy Roosevelt approach to some of…”

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

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Senator JD Vance on Face the Nation full interview.

Published | Video Starts at 19:48

Because I believe that Americans ought to be able to speak their own mind in their own country. And I think these companies are too big. We ought to take the Teddy Roosevelt approach to some of them. Break them up, don't let them control what people are allowed to say. So, yes, the big tech companies don't like me. The little tech companies, people, I think, who are trying to do something important to take on those big tech ups, those big tech incumbents. (19:48–19:55)

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Advocates for breaking up large tech companies to prevent control over free speech.

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