Category: Vivek Ramaswamy

GOP Candidate Responds to Trump Indictment: ‘Dark Moment in American History’

Vivek Ramaswamy described the indictment of Donald J. Trump as a “dark moment in American history” on March 30, warning that “we’re skating on thin ice as a country.” “It is un-American for the ruling party to use police power to arrest its political rivals.,” said Ramaswamy in a post on Twitter. Ramaswamy, a biotech…


Republican 2024 Candidates Call for More Law Enforcement in Schools After Tennessee Shooting

Two of the top 2024 Republican presidential candidates are calling for more law enforcement in schools after a deadly shooting at a school in Tennessee. “The real question is why this criminal was able to get into that school in Nashville in the first place. Right?” Vivek Ramaswamy, one of the candidates, said in a…


Fighting ‘Donorism’: Will DeSantis Fall Behind Ramaswamy?

Commentary The question “Will Ron DeSantis soon fall behind Vivek Ramaswamy?” may be premature—for now—but Donald Trump is already using that possibility in a TruthSocial posting that taunts the Florida governor. (DeSantis’s criticism of the potential Alvin Bragg indictment of Trump over the Stormy Daniels payment, it should be noted, was less than full-throated.) “Ron…


‘Persecution, Not Prosecution’–Ramaswamy Calls on DeSantis and Haley to Join Him in Condemning Trump Indictment

Commentary CHARLESTON, SC—The afternoon of March 18, only hours after rumors of Donald Trump’s possible indictment by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg in the Stormy Daniels affair went flying around the internet, insurgent presidential candidate entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy called upon two other fellow candidates, announced Nikki Haley and presumed Ron DeSantis, to join him in…


Nikki Haley Condemns Biden’s ‘Bailout’ of Failed Silicon Valley Bank

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley condemned President Biden on March 13 for what she termed a “bailout” of Silicon Valley Bank, which failed late last week after regulators seized its assets and vowed to repay depositors. “Joe Biden is pretending this isn’t a bailout. It is,” Haley said following news of the White House’s decision. “Now…


GOP 2024 Candidate Ramaswamy Says Feds Should Let Silicon Valley Bank ‘Fully Fail’

GOP 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has called for restraint by the federal government in its response to the swift collapse of tech-sector darling Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) over the weekend, amid calls against more taxpayer bailouts for bank failures. Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur and biotech investor, suggested on Saturday night that the best way for…


Vivek Ramaswamy Vows to Shut Down FBI If Elected President

Vivek Ramaswamy added another agency to the list of federal entities he says he’d shut down if elected president in 2024: the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “We are done with the J. Edgar Hoover legacy,” the 2024 presidential hopeful told the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on March 3. Ramaswamy, a biotech…


Vivek Ramaswamy: Bring Down ‘Woke,’ Bring Back America

Commentary The 2024 presidential race gets more exciting each day. Now 37-year-old entrepreneur businessman Vivek Ramaswamy has entered the race as the newest Republican candidate. Whether this political novice has a chance at winning the highest elective office in the land remains to be seen. But for sure he has something to say and contribute….


Vivek Ramaswamy Answers Critics, Outlines 2024 Vision in Iowa

The excitement among Iowa’s Republican state legislators was palpable; Vivek Ramaswamy, ESG skeptic and 2024 presidential hopeful, had come to the Iowa State Capitol to speak to them on Feb. 23. Like other probable 2024 contenders who have visited the state, the Indian-American entrepreneur and author of “Woke, Inc.” praised the state’s new universal school…


LIVE 6 PM ET: American Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy Kicks Off His 2024 Presidential Campaign

Vivek Ramaswamy, a former biotechnology executive, hedge fund partner, and author, kicks off his Republican presidential race at a rally in New Hampshire at 6:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 22. He announced his 2024 presidential bid on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News on Tuesday and through a video. The Epoch Times will livestream the…