In a major development ahead of the US presidential polls, Florida Governor and GOP leader Ron DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed rival and former President Donald Trump, CNN reported.
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Vivek Ramaswamy urges Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis to drop out, endorse Donald Trump
After suspending his presidential campaign, Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy thinks it would be “healthy for the country” if Republican candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis drop out of the 2024 White House race and endorse former President Donald Trump.
Poll shows Indian American Nikki Haley ahead of Ron DeSantis, but behind Donald Trump
Indian American Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley is behind her former boss Donald Trump by 28 points, but ahead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a new poll of likely 2024 GOP primary voters in her home state, South Carolina. According to the Monmouth University-Washington Post poll released on Thursday, only 18 per cent of likely GOP primary voters in South Carolina said they plan to vote for their former governor, while 46 per cent said they wanted Trump.
Ron DeSantis and Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy tied for 2nd spot in GOP Primary race
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Indian American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy find themselves tied at the second place in the 2024 Republican presidential field in a new poll. An Emerson College poll showed DeSantis and Ramaswamy tied at 10% each, trailing former President Donald Trump, who leads with 56%.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially launches his US presidential campaign
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday officially launched his United States presidential campaign in a rocky, glitch-filled broadcast over Twitter.
DeSantis on Thursday tweeted: “I’m running for president to lead our Great American Comeback.” DeSantis in his campaign said: “We need the courage to lead, and we must have the strength to win.”
“Donald Trump has my strong endorsement”: Nikki Haley at Republican National Convention
Nikki Haley has formally endorsed Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign Tuesday night. The support from the former South Carolina Governor came during her speech at the Republican National Convention.
This further cements the fact that the Indian American politician has let go of her bitter rivalry with Trump and is following the latter’s call of unity.
Vivek Ramaswamy backs Donald Trump’s VP pick Vance, calls him outstanding
Expressing tremendous support for Donald Trump’s pick of JD Vance as his running mate in the forthcoming US presidential elections, Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy said on Monday that Vance will become an outstanding Vice President.
The development comes after Trump was formally nominated as the Presidential candidate of the Republican Party at the GOP convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The former POTUS chose the 39-year-old Ohio Senator as his running mate.
Nikki Haley to hang on despite primary loss in home state
Ritu Jha- “I said earlier this week that no matter what happens in South Carolina, I would continue to run for president. I’m a woman of my word…” Nikki Haley may have lost the South Carolina Republican primary held Feb 24, to former president Donald Trump, but was planning for the long haul. Haley, 52, […]
Will February 24 be a Day of Reckoning for Indian American Nikki Haley?
February 24, the day on which the South Carolina Republican Primary will be held, could well be the Day of Reckoning for Indian American presidential candidate Nikki Haley. It is when even her Republican Party followers believe she will likely withdraw from the campaign, making Donald Trump’s rematch with President Joe Biden an inevitability as the sole Republican contender.
Indian-origin Harmeet Dhillon rules out replacing McDaniel as RNC Chair
Prominent Indian-American Sikh attorney Harmeet K. Dhillon has denied that she is seeking to replace Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
McDaniel, who has served as the RNC Chairwoman since 2017, has told former President Donald Trump that she will step down from her post later this month, just after the South Carolina primary.
“She’s resilient”: Indian Americans react to Nikki Haley’s campaign after Iowa and New Hampshire
“She resilient,” says veteran Indian American Republican Dr. Sampat Shivangi, describing former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and her presidential campaign. Haley, who lost to former President Donald Trump in both Iowa and New Hampshire this month, has refused to quit, while her other rivals — Indian American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — have both ended their campaigns and have endorsed Trump.
‘This race is far from over’, says Indian American Nikki Haley after New Hampshire loss
Indian American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that the race for White House 2024 was “far from over” after her former boss Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary, solidifying his position as GOP’s likely nominee. With 75 per cent of the estimated vote counted (11.54 PM ET), the former President registered 54.3 per cent support against Haley’s 43.6 per cent in the critical early state contest.
Donald Trump set to win New Hampshire Republican primary against Indian American Nikki Haley
Early trends in New Hampshire have projected former President Donald Trump to win the GOP primary, The Hill reported, citing Decision Desk HQ. This comes as a major blow to his Indian American rival Nikki Haley. This win puts Trump one step closer to securing his party’s nomination and getting a historic 2020 rematch with incumbent President Joe Biden.
‘Lot of ways to drive change in this country’: Vivek on his role in possible Trump 2.0
With speculation rife that he is going to be the next Republican vice presidential pick, Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy declined to say what job he would want if former President Donald Trump marched back to the White House in 2024.
Trump rules out Indian-American Haley as 2024 running mate
Keeping his Vice Presidential choice tightly under wraps, Republican frontrunner and former US President Donald Trump has ruled out Indian-American rival Nikki Haley as his running mate for 2024.
Nikki Haley says ‘America not racist’, terms Biden & Trump ‘twin threats to democracy’
White House hopeful Nikki Haley has said that “America is not prejudiced against color” while projecting both incumbent President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump as the “twin threats to democracy” to win New Hampshire where a significant number of independent voters will get to choose their representative in the primaries.
Nikki Haley refuses to take stage without Donald Trump; Republican debate cancelled
The next Republican presidential debate has been cancelled with Indian American aspirant Nikki Haley refusing to appear on stage unless former President Donald Trump takes part. Following her third-place finish in the Iowa caucus, Haley took to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday and said that so far they have had five “great debates” in the campaign.
Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy share stage after Indian American drops out of 2024 White House race
A day after his thumping win in the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald Trump held a rally in Atkinson, New Hampshire on Tuesday with fellow GOP leader Vivek Ramaswamy and thanked the Indian American biotech executive for endorsing him. While Trump solidified his position as Republican presidential candidate in his bid to return to the White House, Ramaswamy pulled out of the race on Monday night after finishing a distant fourth in Iowa.
Nikki Haley stumbles and Vivek Ramaswamy exits
By Mayank Chhaya With Iowa pity-buying what Nikki Haley is selling but altogether rejecting what Vivek Ramaswamy was selling, the prospects of an Indian American contender for U.S. president face extinction. While Ramaswamy inevitably dropped out of the race and expeditiously endorsed former President and Iowa’s blockbuster winner Donald Trump, Haley has tried to remain […]
Indian Americans react to Vivek Ramaswamy dropping out and Nikki Haley’s third place result
It was not an easy evening in Iowa if you were an Indian American that supports the Republicans. Biotech multimillionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, 38, who was touted as a frontrunner in 2023 to challenge former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination, dropped out of the race after a lukewarm No 4 showing at the Iowa Republican caucuses on Monday. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, whose poll numbers showed a sharp rise in the last month would have been only disappointed with a third place result.
Breaking: Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of presidential race, endorses Donald Trump
Indian American presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has announced that he is dropping out of the race after finishing fourth behind Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley in the Republican caucuses in Iowa on Monday. The 38-year-old biotech millionaire said on Monday night that he will be endorsing Trump for the presidency, raising expectations that he will likely be one of the people in contention for the Trump ticket in November.
Trump wins Iowa caucuses, takes first step to a Biden rematch; Nikki Haley comes third
Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa Republican caucuses on Monday, solidifying his position as the frontrunner for the 2024 GOP nomination. With the victory, he is one step closer to a rematch with President Joe Biden who defeated him in 2020. The win also laid to rest any lingering questions about his hold over the GOP and the potency of his right-wing message.
Indian American presidential aspirant Nikki Haley: Not interested in Vice Presidency
Hours before the Iowa caucuses kickstarting the Republican presidential nomination process, Indian American presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has said she is not keen on playing second fiddle to former boss Donald Trump. Pushing across ice-cold Iowa and hoping for a strong finish in the state, the lone woman in the 2024 presidential race remains confident about her election as the next US President.
Is Indian American presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy out of steam?
Indian American entrepreneur and 2024 presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign may be drawing to a close after bringing national and international attention to this — as he has said about himself — “a skinny guy with a funny last name”. Ramaswamy failed to qualify for the Republican primary debate on Wednesday, just five days ahead of the Iowa caucuses that will kick off the Republican presidential primaries.
Indian American candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reiterates vow to withdraw from Maine, Colorado ballots
Coming out firmly in support of his Republican presidential rival candidate Donald Trump, Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy has reiterated that he will withdraw from the ballot in states that remove the former President from running in the primaries. Ramaswamy’s vow came after Colorado and Maine barred Trump recently from running in the states’ presidential primary for his role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot.