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Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 and dropped out after coming in fourth in the Iowa caucus in January 2024. He previously worked in the finance and biotech sectors. In November 2024, President Donald Trump named Ramaswamy to co-lead the Government Efficiency Department, a presidential advisory committee. But Ramaswamy in January 2025 decided not to serve on the committee as he considered running for Ohio governor.

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Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on December 6, 2023 a debate
“The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.”
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By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 13, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on December 6, 2023 the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama
“Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 7, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on November 8, 2023 Republican primary debate
An exemption in a new Florida law “allowed Chinese nationals to buy land within a 20-mile radius of a military base, lobbied for by one of (Gov. Ron DeSantis’) donors.”
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By Samantha Putterman • November 15, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 28, 2023 an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition
“Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”
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By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 13, 2023 a speech at the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, N.H.
"95% of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals" in the U.S. come from China.
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By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 26, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 18, 2023 a press gaggle in New Hampshire
"Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”
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By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 20, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on September 27, 2023 a Republican presidential primary debate.
Being transgender is a "mental health disorder."
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By Grace Abels • September 28, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on August 27, 2023 an interview on Meet the Press
Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, could have approved the 2020 electoral votes on the condition that Congress pass an overhaul of election law.
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By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on August 23, 2023 a GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee
“The reality is more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • August 24, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on June 18, 2023 an interview with "Fox News Sunday"
“Young Americans across this country are no longer proud to be American.”
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By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • June 28, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 30, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • May 4, 2023
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