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Conspiracy Theorists Need Not Apply

Vivek Ramaswamy’s comments about the 9/11 terror attacks show he’s not fit for public office.
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to attendees at the Hopkinton State Fair over the Labor Day weekend. (Photo by Erin Clark/Boston Globe /Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s remarks last month about the September 11, 2001, terror attacks that took the lives of 2,977 innocents afford us an opportunity to end a harmful trend: allowing public figures who indulge in conspiracy theories and make outrageous statements to be deemed fit for high office.

Kevin Carroll served as senior counsel to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly (2017-18) and House Homeland Security Committee chairman Peter King (2011-13), and as a CIA and Army officer.

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