Vivek Ramaswamy: “There are kids in other countries where English is not even…”

“I mean, the fact of the matter is it's even worse than you might imagine. 75% of 8th graders, Laura, are not math proficient according to international standards. We're number 26 out of 38 developed countries. There are kids in other countries where English is not even their first language out beating our own students on English proficiency. And I just think speaking as an American and as a parent myself, that's unacceptable. President Trump is leading the way. I think that's great.” (01:50–01:58)

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