Vivek Ramaswamy lamented the state of American culture in a message outlining a pathway to creating a “new golden era” for the United States. The former Republican presidential candidate warned on Thursday that “our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long.

Vivek Ramaswamy's critique of American culture and its impact on engineering education has caused significant backlash from MAGA supporters.

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a close Donald Trump ally tasked with helping to dismantle the federal government, is facing scorn from both sides of the aisle for saying America has a culture problem — it focuses on prom queens and sports over math and science — and that's why tech companies hire more people from India and China.