Friend,
Last night, I had the incredible
honor to sit down with Lt. Col. (ret.) Alexander Vindman.
Lt. Col. Vindman shared his story
and how he came to find himself in the room where it happened. The now
infamous call on July 25, 2019 between then-President Donald Trump and
newly elected Ukranian President Zelinsky.
The one thing that struck me the most during our
conversation was Vindman’s optimism about our future:
“I still remain optimistic
about our future. And that's because there are countless public
servants, countless wonderful Americans, both in service to this
government, and just living their lives, that will keep this country
strong. We just need to shake off complacency, disabuse ourselves of
the fact that this country will just continue to thrive without each
of our contributions to make it better."
We also talked about his new book,
“Here, Right Matters: An American Story”. If you haven’t
picked up a copy of “Here, Right Matters”, I HIGHLY recommend it.
Vindman shares his family’s story of immigrating to the United States
from the Ukraine and how he ended up gaining national attention when
he testified in Donald Trump’s first impeachment hearing.
Vindman’s story is truly inspiring
and our RAM Chat is one you won’t want to pass up. If you were unable
to join us last night or want to share the RAM Chat with your friends,
you can watch and share the replay on our YouTube channel.
On September 14th, we’ll host Lee
Drutman, senior fellow at the New America Foundation, for our next RAM
Chat. Drutman will discuss multi-party democracy and democratic
reform. Be sure to mark your calendar for Tuesday, September 14, 2021.
In the meantime, feel free to share our RAM Chat with your friends and
family who may be interested in bipartisan discourse on today’s
hottest topics.
Chat Soon, Mary Anna Mancuso
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