X user @amyactonoh posted a year-old quote from Vivek Ramaswamy during the 29-minute reporting window from 7:46 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. UTC on December 27, 2025, stating that top tech companies hire foreign-born engineers over native Americans due to American culture venerating mediocrity over excellence. The post at https://x.com/amyactonoh/status/2004586424021266799, addressed to "real Ohioans," quoted Ramaswamy explaining that U.S. culture has prioritized figures like prom queens and jocks over math champions and valedictorians since at least the 1990s, citing TV characters as examples. Ramaswamy's quote continued that immigrant parents limited their children's TV watching to foster achievement, according to the post shared in this period. No official responses or additional statements related to the post were reported in the window.
