Vivek Ramaswamy Shares Why He Left DOGE for Ohio Governor’s Race: It’s a New Chapter

L Trump Vivek I ░░░░░░░░ t think I have ░░░░░░░░ introduce you to anyone ░░░░░░░░ were born and raised ░░░░░░░░ in Ohio and obviously ░░░░░░░░ know you ran for ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ you helped campaign for ░░░░░░░░ Trump to become the ░░░░░░░░ president Now we re ░░░░░░░░ here in Ohio right ░░░░░░░░ because you re running ░░░░░░░░ governor and that kind ░░░░░░░░ feels full circle to ░░░░░░░░ Ramaswamy It does It ░░░░░░░░ a new chapter And ░░░░░░░░ of the things I ░░░░░░░░ last couple of years ░░░░░░░░ when I ran for ░░░░░░░░ and even in supporting ░░░░░░░░ Trump after is it ░░░░░░░░ my eyes to the ░░░░░░░░ that a lot of ░░░░░░░░ issues that I cared ░░░░░░░░ about particularly reform in ░░░░░░░░ and a couple of ░░░░░░░░ areas shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ with by the federal ░░░░░░░░ We don t need ░░░░░░░░ in Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ President Trump you see ░░░░░░░░ even this last week ░░░░░░░░ moving a lot of ░░░░░░░░ down to the states ░░░░░░░░ to the people where ░░░░░░░░ programs belong and so ░░░░░░░░ became clear to me ░░░░░░░░ if I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ those issues to the ░░░░░░░░ stage there was probably ░░░░░░░░ better place for me ░░░░░░░░ do it than as ░░░░░░░░ right here in my ░░░░░░░░ state L Trump You ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party who ░░░░░░░░ you kind of just ░░░░░░░░ brought in so many ░░░░░░░░ voters young voters voters ░░░░░░░░ were first time ever ░░░░░░░░ in their lives some ░░░░░░░░ time Republican voters and ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ Democrats know where they ░░░░░░░░ in the grand scheme ░░░░░░░░ things Ramaswamy I think ░░░░░░░░ don t I think ░░░░░░░░ re lost in the ░░░░░░░░ And just speaking as ░░░░░░░░ American I hope they ░░░░░░░░ out with a coherent ░░░░░░░░ even if it s ░░░░░░░░ that you and I ░░░░░░░░ disagree with let them ░░░░░░░░ for something because that ░░░░░░░░ allow us all to ░░░░░░░░ the best version of ░░░░░░░░ The Republican Party on ░░░░░░░░ other hand is it ░░░░░░░░ a beautiful thing going ░░░░░░░░ On one hand we ░░░░░░░░ a big tent coalition ░░░░░░░░ libertarians previously orphaned Reagan ░░░░░░░░ independents constitutional conservatives The ░░░░░░░░ party is now so ░░░░░░░░ that it actually allows ░░░░░░░░ even differences of opinion ░░░░░░░░ the small issues while ░░░░░░░░ being united on the ░░░░░░░░ issues of border security ░░░░░░░░ free speech and open ░░░░░░░░ of economic growth of ░░░░░░░░ in American exceptionalism That ░░░░░░░░ not just a formula ░░░░░░░░ uniting the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ s a formula for ░░░░░░░░ the entire country around ░░░░░░░░ ideals that the country ░░░░░░░░ founded on in the ░░░░░░░░ place L Trump I ░░░░░░░░ something a lot of ░░░░░░░░ are excited about DOGE ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm Yeah L ░░░░░░░░ something you you started ░░░░░░░░ on with Elon Ramaswamy ░░░░░░░░ L Trump you know ░░░░░░░░ months ago Give me ░░░░░░░░ assessment of things Because ░░░░░░░░ think so many people ░░░░░░░░ are shocked by what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing happen by ░░░░░░░░ things that are being ░░░░░░░░ Ramaswamy I mean sadly ░░░░░░░░ m not surprised but ░░░░░░░░ I am pleasantly surprised ░░░░░░░░ is how united people ░░░░░░░░ the country are against ░░░░░░░░ waste fraud and abuse ░░░░░░░░ the level of our ░░░░░░░░ I thought President Trump ░░░░░░░░ an outstanding job in ░░░░░░░░ joint address just laying ░░░░░░░░ hard facts of where ░░░░░░░░ S taxpayer money is ░░░░░░░░ This first step of ░░░░░░░░ least letting sunlight be ░░░░░░░░ disinfectant of actually getting ░░░░░░░░ bureaucracy out of the ░░░░░░░░ That s a requirement ░░░░░░░░ revive our economy to ░░░░░░░░ our national debt and ░░░░░░░░ would even say to ░░░░░░░░ our core American spirit ░░░░░░░░ is not a bureaucratic ░░░░░░░░ at its core L ░░░░░░░░ So whenever you left ░░░░░░░░ there were a lot ░░░░░░░░ people speculating why is ░░░░░░░░ why is Vivek leaving ░░░░░░░░ s going on You ░░░░░░░░ now announcing of course ░░░░░░░░ are running for governor ░░░░░░░░ Yeah L Trump Is ░░░░░░░░ the reason you left ░░░░░░░░ Well a lot of ░░░░░░░░ opponents including on the ░░░░░░░░ like to push a ░░░░░░░░ of narratives I don ░░░░░░░░ think there s much ░░░░░░░░ to clarify I was ░░░░░░░░ on day one to ░░░░░░░░ both President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ and Elon s endorsement ░░░░░░░░ and I have been ░░░░░░░░ for years The fact ░░░░░░░░ the matter is every ░░░░░░░░ of us has to ░░░░░░░░ ourselves in the mirror ░░░░░░░░ say Where are we ░░░░░░░░ to have our biggest ░░░░░░░░ impact So my plan ░░░░░░░░ always been to run ░░░░░░░░ governor One of the ░░░░░░░░ that President Trump is ░░░░░░░░ to be successful is ░░░░░░░░ take a lot of ░░░░░░░░ programs that should have ░░░░░░░░ been in Washington D ░░░░░░░░ and kick them down ░░░░░░░░ the states That s ░░░░░░░░ great first step to ░░░░░░░░ the country But there ░░░░░░░░ a second step then ░░░░░░░░ too which it requires ░░░░░░░░ governors who share that ░░░░░░░░ outlook to be able ░░░░░░░░ do the right thing ░░░░░░░░ each of those programs ░░░░░░░░ education to health care ░░░░░░░░ center of gravity then ░░░░░░░░ saving the country will ░░░░░░░░ in the next 2 ░░░░░░░░ from the federal government ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is doing ░░░░░░░░ outstanding job right now ░░░░░░░░ down to the states ░░░░░░░░ to the people where ░░░░░░░░ belongs And I want ░░░░░░░░ say a word about ░░░░░░░░ home state here I ░░░░░░░░ born in Cincinnati about ░░░░░░░░ hour and a half ░░░░░░░░ where we are in ░░░░░░░░ today I don t ░░░░░░░░ want to lead Ohio ░░░░░░░░ be one of the ░░░░░░░░ states in the Midwest ░░░░░░░░ admittedly is what it ░░░░░░░░ today I want to ░░░░░░░░ Ohio to be the ░░░░░░░░ state in the country ░░░░░░░░ grow a new business ░░░░░░░░ raise a young family ░░░░░░░░ of which are near ░░░░░░░░ dear to my heart ░░░░░░░░ m an entrepreneur who ░░░░░░░░ raising young kids I ░░░░░░░░ this to be the ░░░░░░░░ state in the country ░░░░░░░░ do that And there ░░░░░░░░ just so many basic ░░░░░░░░ simple fixes that would ░░░░░░░░ a state like Ohio ░░░░░░░░ be that state again.”