RUSH TRANSCRIPT Committee RNC ░░░░░░░░ announced September 27th as ░░░░░░░░ date for the second ░░░░░░░░ candidate debate It will ░░░░░░░░ held at the Ronald ░░░░░░░░ library in simi valley ░░░░░░░░ Participation crirts have also ░░░░░░░░ released They are 3 ░░░░░░░░ in two national polls ░░░░░░░░ 3 in one national ░░░░░░░░ and 2 in two ░░░░░░░░ stated nominating state polls ░░░░░░░░ with 50 000 unique ░░░░░░░░ and at least 200 ░░░░░░░░ donors from at least ░░░░░░░░ states or territories So ░░░░░░░░ the stakes there in ░░░░░░░░ second debate Let s ░░░░░░░░ how the coming debates ░░░░░░░░ the latest Trump indictment ░░░░░░░░ effect the presidential campaign ░░░░░░░░ us tonight Republican presidential ░░░░░░░░ Vivek Ramaswamy Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ here See you all ░░░░░░░░ time on the TV ░░░░░░░░ is something you don ░░░░░░░░ like Opposition research You ░░░░░░░░ seen it already in ░░░░░░░░ campaign Reporters asking questions ░░░░░░░░ are kind of fed ░░░░░░░░ have to form clear ░░░░░░░░ with your opponents So ░░░░░░░░ s do that why ░░░░░░░░ someone choose you specifically ░░░░░░░░ your top two opponents ░░░░░░░░ President Trump and governor ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis Only candidate who ░░░░░░░░ actually unite this country ░░░░░░░░ deliver a Ronald Reagan ░░░░░░░░ s style landslide election ░░░░░░░░ m the candidate who ░░░░░░░░ not just running from ░░░░░░░░ I m leading us ░░░░░░░░ run to something To ░░░░░░░░ vision of what it ░░░░░░░░ to be an American ░░░░░░░░ s bringing young people ░░░░░░░░ with us in droves ░░░░░░░░ this campaign I am ░░░░░░░░ youngest person ever to ░░░░░░░░ in the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ than just my age ░░░░░░░░ think it s about ░░░░░░░░ I see the problems ░░░░░░░░ we see in the ░░░░░░░░ but I still believe ░░░░░░░░ are on our way ░░░░░░░░ And we see that ░░░░░░░░ the data where 40 ░░░░░░░░ the donors to our ░░░░░░░░ actually are first time ░░░░░░░░ donors to the GOP ░░░░░░░░ any form compared to ░░░░░░░░ for normal candidates I ░░░░░░░░ think it s important ░░░░░░░░ we deliver a landslide ░░░░░░░░ a 50 1 electoral ░░░░░░░░ diswrin this time around ░░░░░░░░ I think I m ░░░░░░░░ only candidate in a ░░░░░░░░ to do You don ░░░░░░░░ think former President Trump ░░░░░░░░ Ron DeSantis could have ░░░░░░░░ impact on the race ░░░░░░░░ I want to be ░░░░░░░░ about that I think ░░░░░░░░ Republicans can I think ░░░░░░░░ m the only one ░░░░░░░░ can actually deliver a ░░░░░░░░ like Reagan did in ░░░░░░░░ Of former president this ░░░░░░░░ Principles what you have ░░░░░░░░ is akin to banana ░░░░░░░░ tactics to take out ░░░░░░░░ political opponent I have ░░░░░░░░ each of the indictments ░░░░░░░░ I formed my judgment ░░░░░░░░ I believe each of ░░░░░░░░ indictments bret reek of ░░░░░░░░ I m now polling ░░░░░░░░ in the Republican primary ░░░░░░░░ would be very easy ░░░░░░░░ me if Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ eliminated from competition That ░░░░░░░░ not how I want ░░░░░░░░ win this race I ░░░░░░░░ to win by convincing ░░░░░░░░ voters to vote for ░░░░░░░░ because we the people ░░░░░░░░ who leads the country ░░░░░░░░ s the American way ░░░░░░░░ the federal police state ░░░░░░░░ the competition January 6th ░░░░░░░░ what the president did ░░░░░░░░ did not do there ░░░░░░░░ the events of January ░░░░░░░░ 2021 you sounded different ░░░░░░░░ wrote in your book ░░░░░░░░ Quote it was a ░░░░░░░░ day for democracy the ░░░░░░░░ of the last elections ░░░░░░░░ to concede the race ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of millions of ░░░░░░░░ from supporters and running ░░░░░░░░ office again Six days ░░░░░░░░ you tweeted this what ░░░░░░░░ did last week was ░░░░░░░░ down right abhorrent plain ░░░░░░░░ simple I have said ░░░░░░░░ before and did I ░░░░░░░░ in my piece Did ░░░░░░░░ change from that time ░░░░░░░░ this time In that ░░░░░░░░ the piece I was ░░░░░░░░ to was a piece ░░░░░░░░ wrote in the Wall ░░░░░░░░ Journal days after January ░░░░░░░░ 2021 where I argued ░░░░░░░░ the real cause was ░░░░░░░░ pervasive censorship by the ░░░░░░░░ co opting social media ░░░░░░░░ to silence content So ░░░░░░░░ I said yesterday is ░░░░░░░░ same thing as I ░░░░░░░░ before There s a ░░░░░░░░ between a bad judgment ░░░░░░░░ a crime Would I ░░░░░░░░ made the same judgments ░░░░░░░░ Trump made Absolutely not ░░░░░░░░ m running in this ░░░░░░░░ for a reason But ░░░░░░░░ s not the same ░░░░░░░░ as a crime And ░░░░░░░░ rule of thumb is ░░░░░░░░ you are going to ░░░░░░░░ a case during an ░░░░░░░░ against a prior U ░░░░░░░░ president it better darn ░░░░░░░░ not be an untested ░░░░░░░░ theory that was made ░░░░░░░░ on the fly That ░░░░░░░░ exactly what we have ░░░░░░░░ now in three out ░░░░░░░░ three indictments And I ░░░░░░░░ think it is wrong ░░░░░░░░ sets a dangerous precedent ░░░░░░░░ this country Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ like you do and ░░░░░░░░ see the former president ░░░░░░░░ prison term as a ░░░░░░░░ character That s how ░░░░░░░░ talk about it I ░░░░░░░░ what I m saying ░░░░░░░░ are you holding back ░░░░░░░░ head to head with ░░░░░░░░ former president in any ░░░░░░░░ in this primary as ░░░░░░░░ to how you talked ░░░░░░░░ him back then Contrast ░░░░░░░░ anybody and drawing differences ░░░░░░░░ policy or opinions I ░░░░░░░░ not in this race ░░░░░░░░ attack anybody I personally ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was an ░░░░░░░░ president I think that ░░░░░░░░ defeat of Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ 2016 was probably the ░░░░░░░░ most important political event ░░░░░░░░ the 21st century in ░░░░░░░░ country But I believe ░░░░░░░░ am better positioned to ░░░░░░░░ the America first agenda ░░░░░░░░ further than Trump did ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ bret We have to ░░░░░░░░ it I don t ░░░░░░░░ Trump or anybody else ░░░░░░░░ this 30 of this ░░░░░░░░ becomes psychiatrically ill when ░░░░░░░░ is in the White ░░░░░░░░ I m not yet ░░░░░░░░ that effect on people ░░░░░░░░ when I m advancing ░░░░░░░░ same policies in some ░░░░░░░░ going even further That ░░░░░░░░ how we unite this ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ by compromising on our ░░░░░░░░ tell pells It s ░░░░░░░░ being uncompromising who we ░░░░░░░░ but doing it based ░░░░░░░░ moral foundations and not ░░░░░░░░ and grievance That s ░░░░░░░░ way I will lead ░░░░░░░░ is that the former ░░░░░░░░ could go up because ░░░░░░░░ this indictment as we ░░░░░░░░ seen in previous indictments ░░░░░░░░ only in fundraising but ░░░░░░░░ the polls So how ░░░░░░░░ you fight that in ░░░░░░░░ primary as he is ░░░░░░░░ all the oxygen in ░░░░░░░░ room during these times ░░░░░░░░ stage I think this ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to introduce myself ░░░░░░░░ the country Show up ░░░░░░░░ at his word I ░░░░░░░░ it s unlikely he ░░░░░░░░ up based on his ░░░░░░░░ comments I also think ░░░░░░░░ long as he shows ░░░░░░░░ at some point in ░░░░░░░░ process I m fine ░░░░░░░░ that I started at ░░░░░░░░ 0 in March I ░░░░░░░░ polling at third ahead ░░░░░░░░ the first primary I ░░░░░░░░ we are on our ░░░░░░░░ to win this primary ░░░░░░░░ more importantly to win ░░░░░░░░ general election in a ░░░░░░░░ bringing youngs people and ░░░░░░░░ people into the GOP ░░░░░░░░ with us That s ░░░░░░░░ we are already doing ░░░░░░░░ Illuminated the issue before ░░░░░░░░ became popular to do ░░░░░░░░ A New York Times ░░░░░░░░ poll this week asked ░░░░░░░░ of these Republicans would ░░░░░░░░ be more likely to ░░░░░░░░ in a republic primary ░░░░░░░░ candidate focuses on beating ░░░░░░░░ A candidate who focuses ░░░░░░░░ restoring law and order ░░░░░░░░ and border 65 Polls ░░░░░░░░ polls You can read ░░░░░░░░ however you want to ░░░░░░░░ them Do you think ░░░░░░░░ there is and Governor ░░░░░░░░ I asked him about ░░░░░░░░ this week too much ░░░░░░░░ on this Do you ░░░░░░░░ that it s enough ░░░░░░░░ do you balance that ░░░░░░░░ in policy Wokeness in ░░░░░░░░ before many Republicans even ░░░░░░░░ what this word was ░░░░░░░░ what I have said ░░░░░░░░ day one of this ░░░░░░░░ is that wokeism like ░░░░░░░░ many of the other ░░░░░░░░ climatism transgenderism they are ░░░░░░░░ of a deeper void ░░░░░░░░ void of purpose meaning ░░░░░░░░ identity so yes I ░░░░░░░░ fixating on the symptom ░░░░░░░░ much may cause us ░░░░░░░░ police the plot The ░░░░░░░░ void is a void ░░░░░░░░ what it means to ░░░░░░░░ an American today That ░░░░░░░░ the void I m ░░░░░░░░ to fill I think ░░░░░░░░ way we defeat wokeness ░░░░░░░░ not with a hammer ░░░░░░░░ is by diluting it ░░░░░░░░ irrelevant by feel the ░░░░░░░░ of pursuance in this ░░░░░░░░ with a vision of ░░░░░░░░ it means to be ░░░░░░░░ citizen of this nation ░░░░░░░░ s my approach in ░░░░░░░░ campaign and I think ░░░░░░░░ s a little bit ░░░░░░░░ than some of the ░░░░░░░░ candidates Something you said ░░░░░░░░ an interview the past ░░░░░░░░ or so Take a ░░░░░░░░ Government has told us ░░░░░░░░ truth Again I m ░░░░░░░░ by evidence and data ░░░░░░░░ I have seen in ░░░░░░░░ last several years is ░░░░░░░░ have to be skeptic ░░░░░░░░ what the government does ░░░░░░░░ us I haven t ░░░░░░░░ evidence to the contrary ░░░░░░░░ do I believe everything ░░░░░░░░ government told us about ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely not 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ an inside job And ░░░░░░░░ tweeted out to I ░░░░░░░░ our government has been ░░░░░░░░ forthright about 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ al qaeda completely we ░░░░░░░░ fully addressed who knew ░░░░░░░░ in the Saudi government ░░░░░░░░ it We can handle ░░░░░░░░ truth Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ 11 was an inside ░░░░░░░░ But I do believe ░░░░░░░░ s role Think we ░░░░░░░░ ever gotten straight answers ░░░░░░░░ that The Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ their policy towards Saudi ░░░░░░░░ and you are going ░░░░░░░░ talk about foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ you think it s ░░░░░░░░ right thing to go ░░░░░░░░ there kind of asking ░░░░░░░░ about this on a ░░░░░░░░ policy perspective diplomacy wise ░░░░░░░░ this venue The perspective ░░░░░░░░ demanding truth from the ░░░░░░░░ overall I think that ░░░░░░░░ a top issue right ░░░░░░░░ The truth about how ░░░░░░░░ money is actually being ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine The truth ░░░░░░░░ the shooter s manifesto ░░░░░░░░ Nashville where I was ░░░░░░░░ today A government that ░░░░░░░░ to release that manifesto ░░░░░░░░ which has not The ░░░░░░░░ about the Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ origin So for me ░░░░░░░░ m not actually this ░░░░░░░░ the first time I ░░░░░░░░ talked about the 9 ░░░░░░░░ issue To be fair ░░░░░░░░ This is part of ░░░░░░░░ broader spirit of this ░░░░░░░░ is we live in ░░░░░░░░ moment where the government ░░░░░░░░ us we can t ░░░░░░░░ the truth Actually I ░░░░░░░░ we the people in ░░░░░░░░ we handle the truth ░░░░░░░░ we live in a ░░░░░░░░ where we demand the ░░░░░░░░ That s why we ░░░░░░░░ an American revolution to ░░░░░░░░ that we the people ░░░░░░░░ how our government governs ░░░░░░░░ they re accountable to ░░░░░░░░ Not the other way ░░░░░░░░ And that rejects the ░░░░░░░░ world vision that it ░░░░░░░░ a small group of ░░░░░░░░ that decide behind the ░░░░░░░░ hall what is is ░░░░░░░░ for everybody at large ░░░░░░░░ s a fundamental theme ░░░░░░░░ this campaign it shows ░░░░░░░░ many ways Is to ░░░░░░░░ the democratic nominee Nominee ░░░░░░░░ do not expect him ░░░░░░░░ be the democratic nominee ░░░░░░░░ don t expect to ░░░░░░░░ them run against me ░░░░░░░░ that in their first ░░░░░░░░ months have raised and ░░░░░░░░ millions of dollars He ░░░░░░░░ he has no desire ░░░░░░░░ be the nominee but ░░░░░░░░ don t think Biden ░░░░░░░░ going to be it ░░░░░░░░ to be the nominee ░░░░░░░░ Trump is But I ░░░░░░░░ to be the Republican ░░░░░░░░ and I am preparing ░░░░░░░░ face off against someone ░░░░░░░░ than Joe Biden I ░░░░░░░░ Gavin Newsom is pretty ░░░░░░░░ Lot more about you ░░░░░░░░ have a young family ░░░░░░░░ surgeon wife Younger son ░░░░░░░░ turned 1 on July ░░░░░░░░ Have a long way ░░░░░░░░ governmental we are grateful ░░░░░░░░ what has been given ░░░░░░░░ us and now want ░░░░░░░░ pass this onto the ░░░░░░░░ generation.