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Vivek Ramaswamy Claims He Influenced Disney. That’s Exponentially Overblown.<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty</p> <p>Vivek Ramaswamy has sculpted his conservative bona fides—to the extent that he had conservative bona fides before running for president—on his history as an “anti-woke,” tell-it-like-it-is warrior against companies like Disney.</p> <p>Ramaswamy has demanded that Disney be “held accountable,” and he’s used the company as a <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/30/ramaswamy-swipes-desantis-on-disney-00094559">cudgel against his top GOP rival</a>, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.</p> <p>The trouble is, Ramaswamy hasn’t really put his money where his mouth is.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/vivek-ramaswamy-claims-he-influenced-disney-thats-exponentially-overblown">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty

Vivek Ramaswamy has sculpted his conservative bona fides—to the extent that he had conservative bona fides before running for president—on his history as an “anti-woke,” tell-it-like-it-is warrior against companies like Disney.

Ramaswamy has demanded that Disney be “held accountable,” and he’s used the company as a cudgel against his top GOP rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The trouble is, Ramaswamy hasn’t really put his money where his mouth is.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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