Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who is Indian-American, withdrew from the 2024 US presidential contest today and declared his endorsement of Donald Trump following a lackluster showing in the Iowa Republican primary.
Despite being relatively unknown in political circles when he entered the campaign in February 2023, Mr. Ramaswamy was able to attract the attention and support of Republican voters by emphasizing America first and holding strong views on immigration. His campaign strategy, in terms of both tone and policy, was very similar to that of the former president Trump. In an attempt to capitalize on the conservative support base that helped drive Trump to victory in earlier elections, Mr. Ramaswamy
Trump’s victory in Iowa that same evening cemented his standing as the front-runner for the Republican candidacy.
Born in Ohio to Keralan immigrants, Mr. Ramaswamy became one of the surprise candidates in a Republican field still heavily influenced by Trump’s name.
But in the last days before the Iowa caucuses, Mr. Ramaswamy found himself under fire from Trump, who publicly attacked him, calling him a “fraud” on his social media platform Truth Social and saying that supporting the Indian-American represented siding with the “other side.”
Mr. Ramaswamy received about 7.7% of the vote and finished fourth in Iowa.
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With the publication of his 2021 hit “Woke, Inc.,” a biting indictment of business decisions predicated on social justice and climate change concerns, the Harvard-educated millionaire shot to fame in right-wing circles.
Mr Ramaswamy’s fellow Republican presidential aspirants often voiced displeasure with him during debates, particularly former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, herself of Indian descent, who took a joke at him, saying, “Every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber.”
