Overview
- Vivek Ramaswamy was recorded proposing year-round school and a 4 p.m. dismissal to cut childcare costs in a short video posted to his accounts.
- The original clip was later deleted and replaced with an edited version that removed the school proposal, with remnants still visible on Threads according to reports.
- Ramaswamy’s team did not dispute the video’s authenticity and said the remarks came from an informal conversation with voters online.
- Democratic candidate Amy Acton shared the original excerpt as her campaign argued the idea would strain public school budgets.
- Some MAGA-aligned influencers first alleged the clip was an AI deepfake, then accounts such as America First Insights acknowledged it appeared Ramaswamy posted it before editing out the proposal.