Vivek Ramaswamy says Americans must embrace ideals of 1776 at Buckley Institute speech [Video]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Americans must “breathe life back into the ideals of 1776,” entrepreneur and Trump surrogate Vivek Ramaswamy said Friday night during the Buckley Institute’s annual conference.

Ramaswamy, a Yale University law school classmate of JD Vance, delivered the keynote speech at the conservative group’s annual dinner. The College Fix attended the dinner and speech. There were around 360 people registered for the event, the Buckley Institute told The Fix.

The Buckley Institute describes itself as “the only organization dedicated to promoting intellectual diversity and free speech at Yale. Every year, [we] expose students to perspectives they won’t hear in the classroom, offer exclusive access to political and intellectual leaders, and provide a forum where students can speak freely about issues that matter.”

In her opening remarks for the 2024 conference, Lauren Noble, Buckley Institute founder and executive director, said that “Waving a flag in protest? Freedom of speech. Stabbing someone in the eye with said flag? …