Last Updated: August 31, 2023, 10:56 IST
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Republican presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy has consistently defended Donald Trump amid legal woes of the former US President. (Reuters File Photo)
Donald Trump praised Indian-American GOP rival Vivek Ramaswamy as potential vice-president in the US Presidential race
Former US President and Republican frontrunner for 2024 polls, Donald Trump has lauded his fellow GOP rival Vivek Ramaswamy saying that he would make a “very good” vice-president.”
In an interview, Trump was asked if he had considered the 38-year-old Indian American tech entrepreneur for vice president. In response, he replied, “Well, I think he’s great… look anybody that says I’m the best president in a generation… I have to like a guy like that, you know, I can’t get upset with him.”
“But he’s a smart guy. He’s a young guy, he’s got a lot of talent. He’s a very intelligent person. He’s got good energy, and he could be some form of something… and I tell ya, I think he’ll be very good,” he added.
Trump on Vivek for VP — I think He’s Great 👀Trump said he’d be watching the debate for a VP & if he would pick Vivek Ramaswamy.
“Well, I think he’s great… look anybody that says I’m the best president in a generation… > I have to like a guy like that, you know, I can’t get… pic.twitter.com/0RvD2mSkCM
— UltraMJTruth (@MJTruthUltra) August 29, 2023
Trump said that Ramaswamy has been able to distinguish himself from the rest of the pack. “He’s starting to get out there a little bit, he’s getting a little bit controversial, I got to tell him to be a little bit careful, because some things you have to hold in just a little bit, but he’s got a lot of good energy, I will tell you. He’s been very nice to me…” he added.
Trump’s praise came in the wake of the first Republican debate which he did not attend but promised to watch for a potential vice-presidential candidate. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ramaswamy stood out during the debate that featured 8 Republican candidates vying for the upcoming US Presidential elections.
The 38-year-old Indian-American entrepreneur commanded considerable attention due to his strong views on the Ukraine war, Donald Trump, and climate change. During the debate, Ramaswamy described Trump as the greatest US President of the 21st century.
However, the youngest Republican Presidential candidate, who is rapidly rising in the GOP ranks, earlier had made it clear that he would turn down an offer of the vice presidency if he doesn’t win the presidential nomination for 2024.
“I’m not interested in a different position in the government,” the presidential hopeful had said in a Fox News interview. “Frankly, I’d drive change through the private sector sooner than becoming a number 2 or a number 3 in the federal government.” “Donald Trump and I share something in common and that is that neither of us would do well in a number 2 position,” he added.
The Ohio businessman has shot up in the polls since entering the field as a political outsider. In several polls, Ramaswamy tied with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for second place in the GOP primary contest with 10 percent support apiece. However, both candidates trail behind Trump, who has a nearly 50 percent margin.
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