Vivek Ramaswamy, center, debates Ro Khanna at Saint Anslem Colleg in Manchester, N.H., Nov. 1, 2023.and what started out as a friendly exchange soon turned into a fiery conversation over fundamental differences.
He continued, with a moment of laughter: "I want to stop getting confused at airports for you -- I'm hoping this is going to clear that up." Foreign policy Ramaswamy also reiterated his stance against American military involvement in foreign conflicts -- something he called the "George Washington America First conservatism," modifying rival Donald Trump's own platform.
Khanna advised him, repeatedly, to "get a briefing" on the matter "because you're running, you have a big platform."On the economy, Ramaswamy argued in favor of increasing the domestic supply of "everything that's worth producing" -- including increasing energy production through drilling, nuclear power, fracking and more -- but said government regulations and bureaucracy are the "basic obstacle.
"You need the federal government investments to be able to scale factories. You need it to be able to build," Khanna said.