Posted on 08/27/2023 7:21:11 PM PDT by Jyotishi
(Washington/London): Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-American 2024 US presidential aspirant, has hinted that he may run on a joint ticket with former president Donald Trump as his running mate if he does not win the Republican nomination, according to a media report.
The remarks by Ramaswamy came days after the 38-year-old multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur-turned-politician said he was “not interested” in any job other than president.
Ramaswamy said he believed he could only “reunite this country” as president, but did not rule out running with 77-year-old Trump as vice president if the former president and frontrunner wins the nomination for a third time.
Asked on Britain’s GB News whether he would be “happy to be (Trump’s) VP”, Ramaswamy replied: “See, this isn’t about me. If this were about me, sure. That’s a fine position for someone to have at my age.
“This is about reviving our country and I can only reunite this country if I’m doing it from the White House as the leader and the face of our movement.”
He added that he had “fresh legs” and was “almost half [Trump’s] age”, but would ask him to serve as “my most valued adviser” in the White House.
Rumours of a joint ticket between the two men in the 2024 race were fanned by the Trump campaign’s praise for Ramaswamy after the first Republican primary debate on Wednesday, in which he emerged as a breakout star.
A self-declared “outsider” who has no experience as an elected official has pledged to pardon Trump for any federal convictions on “day one” of his presidency and continue his legacy in the White House with an “America First 2.0” agenda, The Telegraph newspaper said. In previous interviews, Ramaswamy had denied becoming the former president’s running mate, insisting that he could only change the country if he won the top job.
“I’m not interested in a different position in the government. Frankly, I’d drive change through the private sector sooner than becoming number two or three in the federal government,” he told Fox News on Saturday.
His popularity rating and online fundraising have surged after his impressive performance at the first Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday.
The first poll that came out after the debate said that 28 per cent of the 504 respondents said Ramaswamy performed the best. He was followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 27 per cent, and Pence (13 per cent). Indian-American Nikki Haley received the vote of seven per cent.
According to Fox News, Ramaswamy was the most Google-searched Republican candidate after the debate. He was followed by fellow Indian-American Haley.
Both the Indian-Americans were standing next to each other on the debate stage. Politico, a Washington metropolitan area-based politics-focused newspaper company, said that Ramaswamy, the brash and uber-wealthy entrepreneur, got under the skin of his rivals and praised Trump, calling him “the best president of the 21st century.”
India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe’s languages: she was the mother of our philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our mathematics; mother, through the Buddha, of the ideals embodied in Christianity; mother, through the village community, of self-government and democracy. Mother India is in many ways the mother of us all.
~ Will Durant, American historian and philosopher
I really like Vivek he appeals to younger voters but Larry Elder is who the Democrats fought to deny the debate stage. They know Larry is their biggest challenger.
Lol
Ha! Ha! Ha! Lawdy, Ramaswamy isn’t even a Republican. And since he also isn’t an Art. II, §1, cl. 5 natural-born citizen, President Trump will not choose him as his vice president.
I am Trump 1,000% but I like Vivek. At least he can talk a good game. The others all equivicate especially about the climate “hoax”.
He would be a great candidate for the Democrats!
Vivek Ramaswamy just another name in Soros’s pay roll ledger.
Indians are a kiss up kick down people. The Brahmins are Hindu supremacists. They even comment on FR how great the caste system is and how they want to bring it here.
“They even comment on FR how great the caste system is and how they want to bring it here.”
So, that pesky “All men are created equal” thing is to be ignored, I guess. And for several decades we thought it was just the red commies trying to bring down the country. Turned out the Muslims and Hindus are trying to do the same thing.
Overall, though, religions of peace. /s
As someone who had to report to many Brahmin, you are right on target.
They treat Americans like untouchables once they get in power.
Good point.
He’s clearly Team Trump, and is positioning himself well for that job.
He’s going to have to walk through the fire to prove that he’s tough enough, but so far, not a bad showing.
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