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Vivek Ramaswamy: “America's were founded on exceptionalism...Part of what's…”

Featuring: Vivek Ramaswamy, Libertarian, Conservative | Former Candidate, President of the United States | National

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Discussion on American Identity with Vivek Ramaswamy

Published | Video Starts at 06:48

And so to everybody around this country who shares my view that we've gone too much to a participation trophy culture rather than a championship trophy culture. And you think that's a divorce from what was originally … America's were founded on exceptionalism...Part of what's happened is their victimhood culture...has come all the way here to become a victimhood culture in America. … other countries like China, where kids on average. Let's just talk hard facts on this for a second. A kid in China right now is 40 years ahead of a kid in the United States. (06:48–07:03)

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Asserts that America was founded on exceptionalism, but has adopted a victimhood culture.

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