Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was confronted by a critical town hall attendee in New Hampshire who excoriated him as a “scam artist” and “showman” in New Hampshire on Saturday.

“Mr. Ramaswamy, thank you. You’ve expressed some illogical and dangerous positions just about everything under the sun. But I will only bring up a few points today,” began the voter, who was instructed by Ramaswamy to “be respectful” of other attendees and pick her “favorite” critiques. …

“Mr. Ramaswamy, you may be a millionaire and you may know how to avoid paying taxes by incorporating companies in Bermuda. But let’s talk about your lack of job qualifications. You’re not qualified to become the principal of my children’s school of only 1000 students. You’re not qualified to be the selectboard of my town with a population of 16,000 people. And you’re definitely not qualified to run for the highest office of our nation to govern 330 million Americans. Spewing nonsensical, fast talking, empty words interspersed with name dropping, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington should not be misconstrued as knowledgeable. We Americans should stop thinking that rich men who fund their campaigns and manipulate us into thinking that they’re smart or savvy, are qualified for the presidency to receive the codes to launch nuclear weapons and to become the commander-in-chief of our military forces.”

[At least she put it politely! Ramaswamy has learned enough on the trail to answer the question he prefers rather than the one asked; he replied with more accusations about the corrupt system and his ability to stand outside it and reform it. Which we’ve all also heard before. — Ed]