Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy became a hot topic on social media after answering a reporter's question about whether he condemns “white supremacy and white nationalism.”
“Of course, I condemn all forms of egregious racism in this country. But the presumption in your question is fundamentally based on falsehoods, and it shows that the racism we actually see in this country today I think that is the main form,” Ramswamy said. A Washington Post reporter on the campaign trail in Iowa on Wednesday.
“Institutionalized racism is institutionalized racism that we see as not arising from discriminating against people in any way based on provisional white supremacy.” continued Mr. Ramaswamy. “It's based on affirmative action. It's based on actually discriminating against people based on the color of their skin in a way that's actually institutionalized today.”
Ramaswamy said “such questions and frames” are why “Americans have lost all trust in the mainstream media.”
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Vivek Ramaswamy speaks with a Washington Post reporter in Iowa. (Fox News)
A Washington Post reporter fired back at Ramaswamy, saying, “I never said I condemn white supremacy.”
“No, I am not going to recite the catechism for you,” Ramaswami retorted.
“I am not pledging allegiance to your new religion, modern wokeism,” Ramaswamy continued. “I'm not going to bend the knee to your religion. I'm sorry. I'm not asking you to bend the knee to my religion, and I'm not going to bend the knee to your religion. But I… denounces vicious racism?”
Ramaswamy told reporters he “already knows” how his “game” works and predicted he would run the headline “Vivek Ramaswamy refuses to denounce white supremacy.” .
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Vivek Ramaswamy speaks in Iowa. (Fox News)
“Because you asked a stupid question,” Ramaswamy said. “The reality is that while I have condemned the vicious racism in this country, the kind of systemic racism we see today is a completely different direction of race-based discrimination. We want to know what is the best way to end discrimination based on race.'' Stop discrimination based on race.
“You are responsible for bringing this country to the breaking point and creating predictions of national division,” Ramaswamy continued. “I meet people from the South Side of Chicago who come to rallies like this, men and women of all shades of melanin, no different, but hungry to restore this country and your unity. There are people who have this Catechism that are trying to get politicians to come up with whatever fake headlines tomorrow will be based on this conversation, and that's dividing this country to the breaking point. .
“Shame on you. Look people in the eyes and tell them what you haven't really been able to tell them for the past five years. As the media, take accountability for your own failures,” he continued. “That's how we rebuild confidence in this country, and until then we don't have much patience to play games.”
After Mr. Ramaswamy finished his answer, he received applause from the crowd.
Ramaswamy's response to the question quickly went viral on social media, with conservatives praising the way the 38-year-old entrepreneur handled the exchange.
“This guy is unbelievable” sports and political commentator Jason Whitlock Posted in X. “oh.”
'Absolutely brilliant' author and political commentator Ann Coulter Posted in X. “Every Republican should remember this answer.”
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Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
“Vivek gets it” Charlie Kirk, Founder of Turning Point USA I wrote to X. “Level up in real time. Base.”
Former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said: “Great job @VivekGRAmaswamy did in answering a stupid question from a biased and unprofessional WAPO reporter.” Posted in X.
The reporter's question came in response to former Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King's endorsement of Ramaswamy.king became a hot topic in 2019 when he was stripped of his committee assignments by Republicans in Congress after controversial statements about white supremacy.
Mr. Ramaswamy said: Post to X.
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“After Steve King announced he was endorsing me, as expected, the lame reporters of this country @WAPO tried to get me to play the game of 'denounce white supremacy,'” Ramaswamy wrote. It includes concepts such as “strict obedience'' and “written language.'' I refused to participate in her game. ”
In another post, Ramaswamy wrote that the question was “the stupidest question I've ever received from the media.”
“And that says a lot,” he added.
