that it was an inside job. i mean, it was an inside job. the head of the federal government at the time was sort of encouraging it, if you want to go down that road. but that was the most animated. everything else he was very decaffeinated, very subdued. look, what i m reminded by watching him tonight, there is a marketplace for conspiracy theorists in our politics. he knows it, and that s why he s doing it. that s why robert f. kennedy jr. has a following out there because he s been a conspiracy theorist. there is a market for it. there is always a market for a flash in the pan shooting star, outsider candidate, right? whether it s herman kang or andrew yang. when you dig a little deeper, when you listen a little closer, you realize that vivek ramaswamy, thomas jefferson ramaswamy who spent 55 minutes quoting thomas jefferson talks and talks and talks but says precious little. it is all platitudes and cliches and spreading of conspiracy and hawking books and hawking podcas
affiliated groups as well as business groups, farm associations, parent groups, young professional organizations, religious groups and conservative advocacy organizations. guests of mr. ramaswamy and grand view university are here tonight but they won t ask questions. we have asked everyone here to be respectful to each other and mr. ramaswamy so the voters in the room and at home have a chance to hear from the candidate. please, welcome vivek ramaswamy. [ applause ] i want to get right to the audience and bring simone from cli clive, iowa. she served on the board of a christian school. she s undecided. thank you. first of all, welcome to iowa. merry christmas from iowa. thank you. thank you for really adding some important conversations to the campaign. some local commentators refer to you as maybe the younger trump, not a politician, which would place you running in the same lane as president trump for getting votes. other than being younger, how would you differentia