{"id":1035975,"date":"2024-06-14T22:11:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T22:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1035975"},"modified":"2024-06-14T22:11:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T22:11:14","slug":"trumps-maga-veepstakes-vivek-ramaswamy-is-one-of-trumps-favorite-far-right-conspiracy-theorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-vivek-ramaswamy-is-one-of-trumps-favorite-far-right-conspiracy-theorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Vivek Ramaswamy Is One of Trump\u2019s Favorite Far-Right Conspiracy Theorists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As Trump VP contender Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the Turning Point Action conference in Michigan, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom peddling dangerous lies about 9\/11 to pushing election denialism, Vivek Ramaswamy has solidified himself as a far-right conspiracy theorist who Donald Trump can count on to push his extreme MAGA agenda. Ramaswamy and Trump are in lockstep, supporting cruel abortion bans, railing against affordable health care access, and pushing to rig the economy for the ultra-wealthy at the expense of America\u2019s middle class. If Ramaswamy joins Trump\u2019s ticket, the American people will make sure they have one more thing in common this November: losing to President Biden and Vice President Harris.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vivek Ramaswamy is an anti-choice extremist who supports banning abortion before many women know they\u2019re pregnant and wants to rip away reproductive freedoms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Examiner<\/a>: \u201cVivek Ramaswamy came out in favor of an abortion ban \u2018around six weeks\u2019 of gestation at the state level.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/a> on whether he\u2019s \u201cof the same position\u201d as Ron DeSantis with Florida\u2019s six-week ban: \u201cI think that\u2019s a reasonable bill<\/strong> for him to have signed, absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a> on Iowa\u2019s six-week abortion ban: \u201cRamaswamy, who went to the Capitol building to support the session, faced hecklers during an interview. \u2018I think it\u2019s an historic occasion,\u2019 Ramaswamy said, adding that it was \u2018a celebration of the pro-life position that I share.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cRamaswamy: Supreme Court should rule against FDA approval of abortion pill\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s my opinion\u2026 that the FDA exceeded its statutory authority in using an emergency approval to approve something that doesn\u2019t fit Congress\u2019s criteria for what actually counts as an emergency approval.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Trump, Ramaswamy has railed against affordable health care access.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/a>: \u201cI think Obamacare has been a disaster.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cTrump Revives Plan to Dismantle Obamacare if Elected in 2024\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy wants to take Trump\u2019s MAGAnomics tax giveaways for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations even further \u2014 all at the expense of working families.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/a> on a suggestion to make permanent or expand the Trump tax cuts: \u201cI\u2019d go a little further, Larry, than that, to be honest with you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s $1.5tn tax cuts have helped billionaires pay a lower rate than the working class for the first time in history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy is an out-of-touch extremist who has repeatedly pushed dangerous conspiracy theories.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cVivek Ramaswamy promotes Jan. 6 conspiracy theory by suggesting it was ‘an inside job’\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanity Fair<\/a>: \u201cRamaswamy, frantically clinging to his undeserved relevance, went into all-out crank mode\u2014confidently theorizing that the January 6 attack was an \u2018inside job,\u2019 that climate change is a \u2018hoax,\u2019 and that the \u2018Great Replacement\u2019 theory is not some racist paranoia, but a \u2018basic statement of the Democratic Party platform.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cVivek Ramaswamy suggests \u2018the truth\u2019 about 9\/11 is still unknown\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox News<\/a>: \u201cVivek Ramaswamy on 9\/11: ‘I don’t believe the government has told us the truth\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy is an extreme climate denier who thinks actions to address climate change are a \u201choax.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cVivek Ramaswamy calls climate change agenda a \u2018hoax\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/a>: \u201cThe climate change agenda is a hoax \u2026 The reality is more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post Fact Checker<\/a>: \u201cNo matter how you slice it, credible research has concluded that thousands of people a year die because of the effects of climate change. We can\u2019t find data that suggests green energy policies actually kill even more people \u2014 and Ramaswamy\u2019s campaign did not provide any source for his claim. He earns Four Pinocchios.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201c[Ramaswamy] similarly described \u2018climatism\u2019 as \u2018prioritizing the goal of containing climate change at all costs,\u2019 and suggested that fossil fuel and nuclear-powered advances could be used to adapt to and overcome climate change. (Climate scientists are clear that avoiding the worst effects of climate change requires moving away from fossil fuels.)\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy supported Trump\u2019s efforts to tank the toughest, fairest bipartisan border deal in decades.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/a>: \u201cWe don\u2019t need a new border law.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cPlease blame it on me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cI think [Republicans] are making a terrible mistake if they vote for the bill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans Against Border Enforcement\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cBorder Patrol Supports \u2018Strong\u2019 Immigration Deal. Republicans Don\u2019t Care\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy wants to end birthright citizenship, mass deport entire families, and deport children born in America.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/a>: \u201cI want to be very clear about this. I think that birthright citizenship does not and should not apply to the kids of parents who entered this country illegally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cRepublican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says that as president, he would deport American-born children of undocumented immigrants. \u2018The family unit will be deported,\u2019 said Ramaswamy when asked by NBC News if the deportations would include American-born children, after a packed town hall here Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interviewer<\/a>: \u201cYou said you want to deport the entire family unit of undocumented immigrants.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy: \u201cYes, entire family unit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Trump VP contender Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the Turning Point Action conference in Michigan, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cFrom peddling dangerous lies about 9\/11 to pushing election denialism, Vivek Ramaswamy has solidified himself as a far-right conspiracy theorist who Donald Trump can count on to push his extreme […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1035975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Vivek Ramaswamy Is One of Trump\u2019s Favorite Far-Right Conspiracy Theorists - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-vivek-ramaswamy-is-one-of-trumps-favorite-far-right-conspiracy-theorists\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-14T22:11:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-14T22:11:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/maga-veepstakes.webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-vivek-ramaswamy-is-one-of-trumps-favorite-far-right-conspiracy-theorists\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-vivek-ramaswamy-is-one-of-trumps-favorite-far-right-conspiracy-theorists\/\",\"name\":\"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Vivek Ramaswamy Is One of Trump\u2019s Favorite Far-Right Conspiracy Theorists - 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