Posted on 08/29/2023 4:40:33 PM PDT by libh8er
Former President Trump showered Vivek Ramaswamy with praise when asked in an interview if he'd considered the 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur for vice president.
Why it matters: It's the most Trump has weighed in on Ramaswamy's presidential candidacy, revealing his openness to a significantly younger and arguably more radical anti-Washington unknown.
Driving the news: Trump called Ramaswamy "smart" and "young" and "full of talent" when asked by conservative talk show host Glenn Beck what he thinks of a "Vice President Ramaswamy."
"He's a very, very, very intelligent person. He's got good energy, and he could be some form of something," Trump said of Ramaswamy. "I tell you, I think he'd be very good."
The exchange came less than a week after the first GOP debate, which Trump sat out but promised to watch for potential vice presidential picks. The intrigue: Trump, in the same interview with Beck, seemed to acknowledge Ramaswamy's tendency to drive controversy, urging him to reign it in.
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
He is not a Republican, has no history as one, and pro-Constitution, one of his proposals is to disenfranchise young voters under 25. Wow, that will help win an election. I suggest you read the many threads about Ramasamy here on FR, lots of details that should concern any Freeper.
This would be insanity by Trump and a sure sign that he’s slipping back into his MAJOR weakness of being EXTREMELY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLATTERY.
NOOOOOOOOOooooooo!!!
Politically.
I meant politically.
Which you knew.
Dude was born in Cincinnati and grew up in Dayton. He’s a little too glib for his own good, and his pharma-bro path to fortune isn’t exactly to anyone’s liking, but you go to war with the army you have, not the one you want. That said, this primary season isn’t as fun as primaries were before the uniparty weaponized the legal system to attack and jail regime enemies, rig elections, and fully unleash the unelected “deep state” actors against any who don’t fully support them.
And don’t blame Vivek for Meatball’s struggles. I was hoping that he’d do better than he has so far, but he has only himself to blame for the overly careful approach that he’s been taking, as he panders to the traitorous donor class. Avoiding mistakes is one thing, boring the base is something else entirely. Early days yet though, while all of the candidates, including Trump, are pretending that the elections aren’t totally rigged and that the people will get to choose their leaders in 2024.
Trump still can’t pick his nose.
Agree. Ramiswami has said he doesn’t want VP but has said positive things about Trump. Trump is returning the favor and trying to keep him on his good side. I think he’s a plant too. We’ll see.
Kari could not even win her state. How is she beneficial electorally to Trump? I think a sitting governor or even a senator from a large purple state makes more sense.
Thanks for the mention. It’s been quite a while since then,
so I don’t think Trump is necessarily a slouch on the topic.
Look at what Reagan foisted off on us, Mr. One World Odor
himself.
Pence could have done the right thing. It’s not Trump’s
fault he was not up to doing his duty.
Intelligent post, Bump!
Just one more flawed personnel pick by Trump, and that line goes around a city block.
I think it’s a reasoned point, that we don’t get very good
Vice Presidential appointments if you have to go back to
March 4th, 1897 to name one.
Swing states in 2024 are Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, PA & may be NV & CO. Who do you have in mind?
Vivek’s policy announcements are diametrically opposite of Soros.
ramaswampy is the axios choice
uh oh
> Swing states in 2024 are Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, PA & may be NV & CO. Who do you have in mind? <
I actually don’t know. But I’m the Big Ideas guy. I’ll leave it to Trump to work out the details. 🙂
That must be a mighty big bus!
I wouldn’t read too much into Trump’s comments regarding Ramaswami. What else is Trump going to say? Ramaswami’s been very complimentary towards Trump. No sense in trashing someone who’s essentially been campaigning for you. But I don’t trust him and hopefully, neither does Trump.
Line Indiana!
“ ViRama said the other day that he would not accept VP…it was Top of ticket only for him.”
Of course he would accept it if it came down to it.
He’ll never learn.
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