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Vivek Ramaswamy: “We believe in meritocracy. The best person gets the job…”

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

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Interview with Ohio's Next Governor Vivek Ramaswamy on Competition and National Identity

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

And if you just look at what were those ideals that set the country into motion, you were talking about them right now. The rule of law, that we're actually a nation of laws, that We believe in meritocracy. The best person gets the job regardless of their skin color or their sexuality. That's actually what binds us together, which is far more important than the superficial diversity that the other side likes to obsess over. (00:53–01:01)

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Asserts that meritocracy should determine job placement, not skin color or sexuality.

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