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Vivek Ramaswamy: “You look at depression, anxiety, fentanyl, opioid addiction…”

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

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Interview with Vivek Ramaswamy on Ohio Governance and National Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 03:25

You say you confront them or you listen to them. What are they saying? You know, my view is there's a mental health epidemic that's spread across our country like wildfire. Jesse, You look at depression, anxiety, fentanyl, opioid addiction, suicide. These are symptoms of that deeper void of purpose and meaning in our country. I think people long for leadership. They need to be led. And for a lot of these other figures, in some ways, the more we pay attention to the people … (03:25–03:35)

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