Could Vivek Ramaswamy pass his own citizenship test?

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I think the upstart GOP presidential candidate would get at least one question wrong. Here is College of the Holy Cross historian Ed O’Donnell:

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Did you hear what did you hear what Vivek Ramaswamy said about the American Revolution in the GOP presidential debate? Historian-at-Large Edward T. O’Donnell points out how Mr. Civics Exam got this one wrong and that he’s earned a 2023 Weemsy Award™ nomination! The Weemsies™ spotlight the year’s most ridiculous and patently false statements by public figures and institutions about US History. Check them out at www.WeemsyAwards.com #ushistory #americanhistory #history #APUSH #historian #Constitution #Vivek #VivekRamaswamy #GOPdebate #AmericanRevolution #AmRev #HistoryTok #HistoryTikTok

♬ original sound – Edward T. O’Donnell

Here is the full context:

See our take on Ramaswamy’s recent GOP debate performance here. George Will has a good take on Ramaswamy here. So does Matt Lewis.

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