MANCHESTER, New Hampshire – Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy spoke with Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Wednesday about his roots in America’s rustbelt, detailing the impact that family, hard work, and religion had in helping forge the man he is today as he looks to spark a revival of “American exceptionalism.”
Ramswamy, 37, announced his candidacy for the presidency on Tuesday with a populist-focused launch video, asserting that the United States is enduring a “national identity crisis” resulting from a void in purpose and meaning as American society has veered from the values of “faith, patriotism, hard work, and family.” Ramaswamy shared with Breitbart News that these themes played a crucial role during his “middle-class” upbringing in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The highly…
