Entrepreneur and former 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, speaking at a Trump campaign event in New Hampshire, vowed that former President Donald Trump would “shut down the deep state” if re-elected to the White House. he declared.
Ramaswamy's appearance Tuesday night at an event in Atkinson, New Hampshire, comes as Ramaswamy withdrew from the presidential race following the 45th president's record-breaking victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, and Trump This is the day after I supported.
on video streamed In an impassioned populist pitch on behalf of Trump, Ramaswamy, 38, told Rightside Broadcasting's Rumble that the country is in a “war” between “a permanent state and ordinary people.” He said it was in the. He said the country needs “a commander-in-chief who will lead us to victory in this war.”
“The people of Iowa have spoken loud and clear,” Ramaswamy said Tuesday after winning about 8 percent of the vote in Iowa.
“I listened to 'We the People' last night. That's why I met up with a friend here last night. We met in person and told them that we support Donald J. Trump for president of the United States.” said Ramaswamy.
He vowed to “do everything in my power to lead us to victory in this war.”
Picking up on what has been a major theme of his campaign, Ramaswamy said Americans are living “in a 1776 moment right now,” adding, “What does it mean to be a Republican today? ” expressed his own opinion.
He said:
It means we believe in the ideals of 1776: freedom, merit, and the pursuit of excellence. To get ahead in this country, it's not the color of your skin that matters, but your character and the content of your contributions. Stop affirmative action, stop DEI. End of nonsense, send me back home. It means you believe in the rule of law. And I say this as a child of legal immigrants to this country, but that means the first act of entering this country cannot violate the law. That's why we need to use the military to protect this country's southern border. That's what it means to support the rule of law in the United States of America. That means the people we elect to run the government need to be the ones who actually run the government, not the shadow government or deep state that runs the show today.
He declared that Trump would “win the White House this time and actually shut down that deep state.”
He also singled out former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-South Carolina), who came in third in Iowa, for rescinding her Social Security policy and subsequent policy proposal to require real-name verification of individuals on social media accounts. I blamed him for that. Ban anonymous online use of his account.
Before inviting Ramaswamy to the stage, President Trump praised Ramaswamy, calling him a “true leader” and calling him “honored” to have his support.
“He's a great guy, a very smart guy. He's got great ideas, and he's young, he's got young ideas too, and that's good. So he has big, beautiful, bright The future awaits,” President Trump said.
After Ramaswamy's speech, Trump said, “We will continue to work together, and we will continue to work together for a long time.”
