‘9/11 commission lied to us, FBI lied,’ Vivek Ramaswamy speaks on his views on 9/11 tragedy

GOP candidate Ramaswamy discusses 9/11, government transparency, and erosion of trust between government and public in interview with Tucker Carlson.

In an interview with Tucker Carlson, GOP Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy delved into controversial topics such as the 9/11 attacks, government transparency, and the erosion of trust between the government and the public.

Republican presidential candidate businessman Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at an event in St. Clair Shores, Mich., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)(AP)

Ramaswamy reiterated his views that the U.S. government had not been entirely forthright about the events of 9/11, suggesting that federal bureaucracies had lied. He criticized the bipartisan consensus that the public cannot handle the truth and emphasized the importance of open dialogue.

‘I explicitly said that the government absolutely lied to us. The 9-11 commission lied. The FBI lied,’ Ramaswamy told Tucker claiming his campaign is not based on this idea. His clarification comes after fierce backlash from both left-leaning and right-leaning voices. where he was labeled a conspiracy theorist and a lunatic by some, even by those typically aligned with conservative viewpoints.

However he asserts that he doesn't claim government's 9/11 story is false whereas feels, 'If I'm asked a question and I answer honestly based on the facts, I don't think they would have come for me if this was false and ludicrous. Lying is never punished, but speaking the truths you're not supposed to speak is what attracts the immune response.'