vivek ramaswamy

Indian-origin Republican vivek ramaswamy has secured the nomination for Ohio governor, setting up a significant November contest against Democrat Amy Acton. Ramaswamy, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, comfortably won his primary. The race is anticipated to draw national attention as both candidates prepare for the general election.

The race for Ohio’s governor in 2026 heats up as entrepreneur Casey Putsch goes head-to-head with vivek ramaswamy. Putsch, representing a new wave of anti-establishment candidates, has risen to prominence via attention-grabbing online strategies and an unapologetically controversial platform.

But Vivek’s rise, if things go according to plan he might become the third Indian-origin governor of an American state after Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley, is not just a litmus test of an Indian-American’s success story in US politics. It is a test of how far the MAGA tent will accommodate a brown non-Christian man and also how far an Indian-American can go in Trump’s America.

Indian-American US presidential hopeful vivek ramaswamy on Saturday released his 10 central campaign “truths”. The 37-year-old tech entrepreneur and a political greenhorn has, surprisingly, jumped to third position, behind just former US president Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in the opinion polls for the Republican nomination.

Former Republican presidential candidate vivek ramaswamy ran into CNN's Van Jones at the DNC and their interaction went viral as Van Jones once called Vivek a demagogue and Vivek on a different program replied to Van with the F-word and it was the first time the two came face to face after the episode. Vivek paid a surprise visit to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on the final day. He said he was present at the DNC venue for a few hours and was conducting a few interviews.

As vivek ramaswamy posted photos from Superbowl Sunday, social media users asked him why he was there if he did not like American culture. In December, Ramaswamy made a long rant about US culture blaming it for nor producing top engineering talents owing to it misplaced focus on mediocrity and not on excellence, he said -- to the ire of many Republicans.

As Trump clashed with Marjorie Taylor Greene in a major MAGA break up unfolded on the weekend, a section of MAGA was upset that Indian-origin vivek ramaswamy has Trump's endorsement for Ohio election 2026 but 'America First' Marjorie lost it. Trump called Marjorie 'disgrace' and a traitor as Greene insisted the administration on releasing all Epstein files.

Indian-American vivek ramaswamy has hinted at running on a joint ticket with former US President Donald Trump if he fails to secure the Republican party's nomination for the 2024 race to the White House. While initially rejecting the possibility of running as vice-president, Ramaswamy now says he would be willing to serve as Trump's vice-president while highlighting his intention to reunite and revive the country.

A reasonable formula to fix the US government would be Milei-style cuts, on steroids, DOGE co-chief vivek ramaswamy said hinting at Argentina president Javier Milei's method to reduce government expenditure in which 70000 state jobs were cut. Ramaswamy earlier hinted at a cruel axing of departments that are not contributing anything and where the staff don't even come to the office and have other jobs.

vivek ramaswamy reacted to a list of unnecessary government expenditures that included $33 million of government expenditure to run 'Monkey Island' in South Carolina; $549K to a Russian lab performing experiments on cats' brains and said if something does not advance the interests of American citizen, it has to go.

vivek ramaswamy is a top contender for Ohio's vacant Senate seat, supported by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Although he withdrew his candidacy in November to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, he is now in advanced discussions with GOP leaders for the post following JD Vance's resignation. The decision rests with Guv Mike DeWine.

vivek ramaswamy, who is being seen as the Republican's VP candidate, offered a piece of advice with a banter to the Democrats as speculations are rife over Biden alternatives. The Indian-American billionaire said the more the Democrats delay choosing their 'puppet', it's best for them -- contrary to the popular belief as there will be a honeymoon period after a new candidate is picked. The Democrats' ideal situation would be the election to be held during that honeymoon period sans public scrutiny, vivek ramaswamy said.

vivek ramaswamy was the first MAGA voice who said he read the 1,500-page bill and found out that there were many unnecessary provisions like increasing the salary of the senators in the bill. As a shutdown was averted at the last moment, Ramaswamy said, "The last 72 hours highlighted the positive impact that DOGE can have, but it also laid bare the massive lift ahead next year. We're ready for it."