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Social media users are sharing Vivek Ramaswamy's high school speech calling for him to be made the Speaker.
After dodging the government shutdown bullet at the last minute, the Conservatives are not calling for Vivek Ramaswamy to be made the Speaker of the House. The old video of Ramaswamy delivering a speech at St Xavier High School is doing the rounds with MAGA claiming that Vivek has been destined to be the Speaker of the House for a long time.
The video is from 2003 when Vivek Ramaswamy finished high school in Cincinnati. In the video, 18-year-old Vivek gave his speech reflecting on his high school years as he discussed the significance of the word 'commencement' as he was delivering a commencement address.
"Experience is like a knife. Its effect is only determined by whether we hold it by the blade or by the handle and we would all do ourselves a great injustice if we look at only the shining moments," Ramaswamy said in that speech as he spoke about the experiences of grief and mourning.
This is not the first time that the video surfaced. When President-elect Donald Trump picked Ramaswamy as the co-chief of the Department of Government Efficiency, social media exclaimed at young Ramaswamy's speech and clarity of thought.
"That tone has never changed! Give it a "wow"!" one wrote as the video went viral Saturday. "As a high school kid, he would crush any DC politician in any debate," another wrote. "2028- Vance/Ramaswamy," a third user noted. "Vivek for House Speaker," another wrote.
House Speaker from DOGE
The Conservatives started floating the idea of a DOGE Speaker after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy strongly opposed the bipartisan spending deal. Vivek Ramaswamy was the first MAGA voice who said he read the 1,500-page bill and found out that there were many unnecessary provisions like increasing the salary of the senators in the bill. He said the bill was handed to the senators just a day before its scheduled passage so that no one can read it but he said he read it and it should not be passed. Elon Musk threw his weight behind Ramaswamy and made at least 80 posts on X making it a make-or-break point for Congress. The bill that the MAGA leadership approved was rejected by Congress but finally, the shutdown was averted.
Both Elon and Ramaswamy received flak for intervening in the government matter but several Republicans pushed for a DOGE Speaker after Mike Johnson.
"The last 72 hours highlighted the positive impact that DOGE can have, but it also laid bare the massive lift ahead next year. We're ready for it," Ramaswamy said.
Vivek Ramaswamy is a pharma entrepreneur who declared his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for 2024. In January this year, he suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump.
