RUSH TRANSCRIPT Will the ░░░░░░░░ of our time what ░░░░░░░░ it mean to be ░░░░░░░░ American That is a ░░░░░░░░ I ve been having ░░░░░░░░ Vivek Ramaswamy Last week ░░░░░░░░ months of coordination we ░░░░░░░░ got to sit down ░░░░░░░░ each other for an ░░░░░░░░ period of time and ░░░░░░░░ this conversation to dive ░░░░░░░░ what do you mean ░░░░░░░░ is culture What is ░░░░░░░░ What does it mean ░░░░░░░░ be an American I ░░░░░░░░ to pick up national ░░░░░░░░ Sure Will you spoke ░░░░░░░░ this at the msg ░░░░░░░░ It was back the ░░░░░░░░ rally was back in ░░░░░░░░ Late October early November ░░░░░░░░ Will you said this ░░░░░░░░ the identity of national ░░░░░░░░ We are in the ░░░░░░░░ of a national identity ░░░░░░░░ Faith in god patriotism ░░░░░░░░ work family these things ░░░░░░░░ disappeared only to be ░░░░░░░░ by woke ism and ░░░░░░░░ climatism Covidism Depression peered ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl suicide these are ░░░░░░░░ of a deeper void ░░░░░░░░ purpose and meaning in ░░░░░░░░ country And right now ░░░░░░░░ need to step up ░░░░░░░░ fill that void with ░░░░░░░░ own vision answer what ░░░░░░░░ it mean to be ░░░░░░░░ American Will so Vivek ░░░░░░░░ mentioned you and I ░░░░░░░░ been tried to get ░░░░░░░░ for this conversation what ░░░░░░░░ a couple of months ░░░░░░░░ online a several occasion ░░░░░░░░ national identity What does ░░░░░░░░ mean then to be ░░░░░░░░ American This is the ░░░░░░░░ of our time We ░░░░░░░░ a geographically expensive country ░░░░░░░░ with diverse religious back ░░░░░░░░ and ethnicities I think ░░░░░░░░ is worth occasionally stepping ░░░░░░░░ and honestly asked asking ░░░░░░░░ question is there something ░░░░░░░░ binds us together across ░░░░░░░░ diverse attributes To we ░░░░░░░░ believe that exist I ░░░░░░░░ do I think it ░░░░░░░░ an eco s A ░░░░░░░░ That was codified in ░░░░░░░░ death decoration of independence ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ but I just the ░░░░░░░░ of history even today ░░░░░░░░ basic ideas that no ░░░░░░░░ who you are or ░░░░░░░░ your parents came from ░░░░░░░░ what your skin color ░░░░░░░░ that you get ahead ░░░░░░░░ this country with your ░░░░░░░░ hard work and commitment ░░░░░░░░ dedication and that you ░░░░░░░░ free to speak your ░░░░░░░░ at every step of ░░░░░░░░ way A nation that ░░░░░░░░ that everyone of us ░░░░░░░░ our own unique god ░░░░░░░░ gift and that it ░░░░░░░░ different and distinct from ░░░░░░░░ other person in the ░░░░░░░░ But that we are ░░░░░░░░ nation on god s ░░░░░░░░ earth where you get ░░░░░░░░ realize the maximum of ░░░░░░░░ god given gifts without ░░░░░░░░ not a government not ░░░░░░░░ bureaucracy standing in your ░░░░░░░░ That is the set ░░░░░░░░ ideals that makes America ░░░░░░░░ and that is different ░░░░░░░░ pretty much every nation ░░░░░░░░ human history And I ░░░░░░░░ it is a beautiful ░░░░░░░░ and there is some ░░░░░░░░ layers to that If ░░░░░░░░ are able to go ░░░░░░░░ the layers what makes ░░░░░░░░ different than those other ░░░░░░░░ But to me that ░░░░░░░░ what makes America itself ░░░░░░░░ are bound together by ░░░░░░░░ human ideals Will I ░░░░░░░░ one of those layers ░░░░░░░░ probably ignited the debate ░░░░░░░░ you and I to ░░░░░░░░ extent that we had ░░░░░░░░ is is America is ░░░░░░░░ identity exclusively centered around ░░░░░░░░ idea of a creed ░░░░░░░░ Biden used often say ░░░░░░░░ is an idea and ░░░░░░░░ me there are ideas ░░░░░░░░ America But a creed ░░░░░░░░ idea are abstract and ░░░░░░░░ redefine any given time ░░░░░░░░ that takes us back ░░░░░░░░ what is the identity ░░░░░░░░ America and I believe ░░░░░░░░ is a people and ░░░░░░░░ is a place and ░░░░░░░░ is a culture that ░░░░░░░░ us that has to ░░░░░░░░ fought for to your ░░░░░░░░ but that culture is ░░░░░░░░ in our history rooted ░░░░░░░░ our story And that ░░░░░░░░ has to be more ░░░░░░░░ just hard work and ░░░░░░░░ than just a creed ░░░░░░░░ have to understand the ░░░░░░░░ we are all part ░░░░░░░░ here We are fish ░░░░░░░░ in water You and ░░░░░░░░ have talked about this ░░░░░░░░ fully agree Biden is ░░░░░░░░ to say America is ░░░░░░░░ an idea of course ░░░░░░░░ is not just an ░░░░░░░░ but will make America ░░░░░░░░ versus other countries around ░░░░░░░░ world is that we ░░░░░░░░ still bound together by ░░░░░░░░ set of ideals That ░░░░░░░░ what makes America unique ░░░░░░░░ other countries Even though ░░░░░░░░ course there is obviously ░░░░░░░░ physical space and the ░░░░░░░░ who comprise our country ░░░░░░░░ make our country who ░░░░░░░░ are as well Will ░░░░░░░░ a culture And a ░░░░░░░░ absolutely But the thing ░░░░░░░░ makes it America different ░░░░░░░░ countries yet I could ░░░░░░░░ to France and lived ░░░░░░░░ we would ever be ░░░░░░░░ frenchman go to Germany ░░░░░░░░ never be a German ░░░░░░░░ and never be an ░░░░░░░░ Japan and never be ░░░░░░░░ we could go to ░░░░░░░░ or India never be ░░░░░░░░ or Indian actually But ░░░░░░░░ could both be here ░░░░░░░░ people for everyone of ░░░░░░░░ countries could come here ░░░░░░░░ still be an American ░░░░░░░░ have to acknowledge that ░░░░░░░░ Will I think that ░░░░░░░░ So distant of an ░░░░░░░░ to America In this ░░░░░░░░ around culture let s ░░░░░░░░ have a conversation what ░░░░░░░░ that culture The intellectual ░░░░░░░░ just saying culture what ░░░░░░░░ that culture Will you ░░░░░░░░ right I could move ░░░░░░░░ Italy and never be ░░░░░░░░ Neither will I Never ░░░░░░░░ German or Japanese or ░░░░░░░░ either neither will I ░░░░░░░░ your parents can move ░░░░░░░░ American become Americans Your ░░░░░░░░ are great grandparents Will ░░░░░░░░ do you I have ░░░░░░░░ views that push back ░░░░░░░░ the right and left ░░░░░░░░ think every high school ░░░░░░░░ who graduates from high ░░░░░░░░ right here should have ░░░░░░░░ pass as a condition ░░░░░░░░ graduation from high school ░░░░░░░░ same civics test required ░░░░░░░░ every legal immigrant to ░░░░░░░░ country Because you can ░░░░░░░░ love a country unless ░░░░░░░░ really know the first ░░░░░░░░ about that country to ░░░░░░░░ with So should we ░░░░░░░░ a foreigner who comes ░░░░░░░░ this country to speak ░░░░░░░░ It fluently Know about ░░░░░░░░ history of the country ░░░░░░░░ about our constitution Know ░░░░░░░░ many branches of government ░░░░░░░░ are You are darn ░░░░░░░░ we should I don ░░░░░░░░ think you should be ░░░░░░░░ foreigner able to come ░░░░░░░░ this country if you ░░░░░░░░ assimilate into that culture ░░░░░░░░ and those ideals But ░░░░░░░░ also have to retain ░░░░░░░░ preserve a culture to ░░░░░░░░ into Will yes And ░░░░░░░░ are not heading the ░░░░░░░░ direction will it 85 ░░░░░░░░ get to graduate from ░░░░░░░░ school same s questions ░░░░░░░░ we demand of somebody ░░░░░░░░ is coming from a ░░░░░░░░ country here either So ░░░░░░░░ want to revive that ░░░░░░░░ that is the American ░░░░░░░░ but in some ways ░░░░░░░░ we have lost And ░░░░░░░░ those friends we have ░░░░░░░░ healthy dialogue part embedded ░░░░░░░░ the idea of making ░░░░░░░░ great again is a ░░░░░░░░ that we have for ░░░░░░░░ amount of time lost ░░░░░░░░ way as a country ░░░░░░░░ over the course of ░░░░░░░░ last four years We ░░░░░░░░ earlier you played that ░░░░░░░░ woke is him transgenderism ░░░░░░░░ covidism you name it ░░░░░░░░ have substituted that true ░░░░░░░░ culture which I do ░░░░░░░░ is grounded in a ░░░░░░░░ of self determination a ░░░░░░░░ of freedom of speech ░░░░░░░░ an open marketplace of ░░░░░░░░ those are ideals that ░░░░░░░░ distinctively American that made ░░░░░░░░ great We have replaced ░░░░░░░░ with these new fallen ░░░░░░░░ so everybody around this ░░░░░░░░ who shares my view ░░░░░░░░ we have gone too ░░░░░░░░ to a participation culture ░░░░░░░░ a championship trophy culture ░░░░░░░░ you think that was ░░░░░░░░ divorce from originally the ░░░░░░░░ of America I think ░░░░░░░░ essence of America is ░░░░░░░░ are founded on exceptionalism ░░░░░░░░ think about China s ░░░░░░░░ culture under mao victimhood ░░░░░░░░ their victimhood culture over ░░░░░░░░ last number of decades ░░░░░░░░ come all the way ░░░░░░░░ to become a victimhood ░░░░░░░░ in America While our ░░░░░░░░ of excellence in some ░░░░░░░░ has left left oceans ░░░░░░░░ lift up other countries ░░░░░░░░ China Just talk hard ░░░░░░░░ on this for a ░░░░░░░░ a kid in China ░░░░░░░░ now is four years ░░░░░░░░ of a kid in ░░░░░░░░ United States that means ░░░░░░░░ seventh grader here is ░░░░░░░░ and an equivalent standard ░░░░░░░░ a third grader in ░░░░░░░░ That is our top ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry that ░░░░░░░░ t work for us ░░░░░░░░ will I m not ░░░░░░░░ to stand by and ░░░░░░░░ watch that I don ░░░░░░░░ want to just be ░░░░░░░░ commentator on this I ░░░░░░░░ going to lead Ohio ░░░░░░░░ a way that sets ░░░░░░░░ example for the rest ░░░░░░░░ the country to say ░░░░░░░░ are going to give ░░░░░░░░ kids that world class ░░░░░░░░ in every domain Math ░░░░░░░░ writing physical education civic ░░░░░░░░ financial literacy you name ░░░░░░░░ But I do think ░░░░░░░░ have to as we ░░░░░░░░ any great nation and ░░░░░░░░ times of its history ░░░░░░░░ its evolution has to ░░░░░░░░ times say we are ░░░░░░░░ to wake up and ░░░░░░░░ to the challenge ahead ░░░░░░░░ us Will I do ░░░░░░░░ it is the question ░░░░░░░░ our time what does ░░░░░░░░ mean to be an ░░░░░░░░ I do think it ░░░░░░░░ the question of our ░░░░░░░░ defining American culture Vivek ░░░░░░░░ I only began to ░░░░░░░░ the surface of what ░░░░░░░░ think is a very ░░░░░░░░ debate and it I ░░░░░░░░ it is more than ░░░░░░░░ and more than achievement ░░░░░░░░ think we are the ░░░░░░░░ We have the inheritors ░░░░░░░░ western civilization Be 21 ░░░░░░░░ I continue that conversation ░░░░░░░░ line I like to ░░░░░░░░ it with you as