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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.

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Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on December 6, 2023 in a debate:

“The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 13, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on December 6, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama:

“Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.”

By Amy Sherman • December 7, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on November 8, 2023 in 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.”

By Samantha Putterman • November 15, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 28, 2023 in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition:

“Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 13, 2023 in 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.

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2023

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