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.
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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.
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.
Top Trump advisor rules out Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy’s chances as VP pick
A top adviser of former US President Donald Trump has said that voters are likely to rule out Indian American longshot presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as the Republican frontrunner’s Vice Presidential pick. The remarks by Jason Miller comes a day after Trump slammed the “very sly” biotech entrepreneur in a blistering social media post on January 13, saying: “a vote for Vivek is a vote for the other side”.
‘Indian American vote for Republican caucus in Iowa will go to Vivek Ramaswamy’ says Indo-American PAC-IA chief
Prakash Kopparapu, chairman of the Indo-American PAC-IA, says no Indian-origin candidate can win without connecting with the community. In an interview with indica Kopparapu asserted, “You cannot win without our support.” There are over 22,000 Indian American votes in Iowa, and Kopparapu feels they will all go to Vivek Ramaswamy in the Republican primary.
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.
Indian American presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy rules out joining Trump cabinet if ex-President wins in 2024
Indian American Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy said he is not a “Plan B person”, rejecting outright the idea or speculation of his joining the Trump cabinet if the former President retakes the White House from Joe Biden in 2024.
After Colorado Supreme Court ruling, Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy comes out in Trump’s support
Indian American presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has pledged to withdraw his name from the Colorado primary ballot unless former President Donald Trump is reinstated. Ramaswamy’s move comes after Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday barred Trump from running in the state’s presidential primary, ruling he had engaged in “insurrection” on January 6, 2021.
New Hampshire man arrested and charged for threatening Indian American presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy
A Dover, New Hampshire man has been arrested and charged in connection with sending text messages that threatened Indian American presidential Republican Party candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and attendees at a campaign event scheduled to take place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced on Monday. Tyler Anderson, 30, was charged with transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another. Anderson made an initial appearance in federal court in Concord on December 11, 2023, at 2:30 p.m.
Toxic pathology between Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy on display again
By Mayank Chhaya To say that the two Indian American Republican presidential aspirants Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy cannot stand each other is to understate it. There is a near toxic pathology between the two that constantly causes turbulence. This year’s last Republican presidential debate on Wednesday on News Nation stood out for frequent looks […]
Vivek Ramaswamy’s top aide quits to join Trump campaign
A top political advisor left Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign to join party rival and former President Donald Trump, according to media reports.
Beyond Haley: Indian-Americans get active on both side of US divide
Forming roughly 2 percent of the American population, five of them in the House of Representatives, nearly 50 in state legislatures, two in the presidential race and one occupying the Vice President’s office (and therefore the Senate presidency) — Indian-Americans and their vote have assumed an unprecedented significance in the US political spectrum.
Indian American presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy’s top aide Brian Swensen quits, joins Trump campaign
A top political advisor left Indian American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign to join party rival and former President Donald Trump, according to media reports. Brian Swensen formally resigned from his role as national political director for the Ramaswamy campaign over the weekend, CNN reported, citing Trump campaign sources as saying.
Indian American White House aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy proposes Republican debates on Twitter to boost viewership
Indian American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has questioned the current format of GOP debates and has proposed the Republican National Committee hold debates on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), New York Post reported. His remarks come after the audience declined across the previous three showdowns so far.
‘My Hindu faith gives me my freedom’: 2024 Indian American contender Vivek Ramaswamy
Indian American entrepreneur and 2024 Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has said that it is his Hindu faith that led him to the presidential campaign, and that as President, he wants to make faith, family, hard work, patriotism “cool” in the US again. Speaking at the ‘The Family Leader’ forum, organized by The Daily Signal platform on Saturday, the 38-year-old spoke about Hinduism, Christianity and his traditional family values.
A gloves-off Nikki Hailey calls Vivek Ramaswamy “just scum” and grabs centerstage
Not that they were ever on, but Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has completely taken off her gloves against her fellow Indian American presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy, calling him “just scum.”
During Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate, a third in the series, Haley and Ramaswamy had a head-on collision over the use of all things, TikTok. At one point in the debate, in the context of banning the popular mobile app TikTok because of its Chinese connection, Ramaswamy pointed out that Haley’s daughter was using it.
Indian American vs Indian American: Haley-Ramaswamy fight gets nastier at presidential debate
The fight between Indian American Republican candidates got nastier with former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calling tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy “just a s**m” for bringing up her daughter as a reference at the party’s third presidential primary debate. At the debate held in Miami on Wednesday, the two sparred over the US policy on TikTok and whether it should be banned in the country because of its Chinese ownership.
Indian Americans Khanna, Ramaswamy set for Nov 1 square off
Indian American Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Democratic congressman Ro Khanna are set to square off on November 1 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.
Israel-Hamas war gives Nikki Haley a sharp differentiator as she rises in polls
By Mayank Chhaya- Republican candidate Nikki Haley’s assertively unambiguous position on the Israel-Hamas war appears to be helping sharpen her differentiation from the rest of the names in the field and even likely boost her prospects for nomination. Even though former President Donald Trump remains the frontrunner, Haley, a former South Carolina governor and U.N. […]
Indian American vs Indian American: Vivek Ramaswamy says he is ready to debate with Ro Khanna
It promises to be an exciting battle between two Indian Americans. Presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy is set to debate with Democratic congressman and fellow Indian American Ro Khanna on race, identity, and the American dream. Khanna took up Ramaswamy’s offer of debate with “a smart Democrat who’s willing”, and wrote to him on X: “The University of Chicago Institute of Politics wants to have a civil discourse with the two of us on race, identity, and the American dream”.
Vivek Ramaswamy takes a dig at Nikki Haley’s ‘finish them’ remarks on Hamas
Taking a jibe at former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s “finish them” remarks on the Hamas militant group, fellow Indian American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has said that this is “not a video game”.
Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy wants only four candidates for next Republican presidential debate
Indian American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign has asked the Republican National Committee (RNC) to limit the number of presidential candidates on stage to four for the party’s next presidential primary debate in Miami on November 8.