Former President Trump and his campaign have changed their tune about fellow Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, now calling him a “fraud” and claiming that voting for the biotech entrepreneur will help “the other side.” ing.
President Trump wrote a letter to his supporters on TruthSocial post On Friday, he argued that Ramaswamy is “not a MAGA” and should not be endorsed, and claimed that Ramaswamy is hiding his support for the former president “in the form of deceptive campaign tricks.”
“Mr. Vivek started his campaign as a great supporter, 'the greatest president of all time,' etc.,” Trump said in a post Friday. “Unfortunately, all he is doing now is disguising his support in the form of deceptive campaign tricks. Very cunning, a vote for Vivek is a vote for the 'other side'. It's a vote. Don't be fooled by this. Please vote for “TRUMP”. Don't waste your vote. Vivek is not MAGA. Biden's indictment of his political opponents will never be tolerated in this country, and it's already starting to fall! MAGA!!!”
Chris Lacivita, a senior campaign adviser to President Trump, echoed similar sentiments about Walk Inc. While replying to Ramaswamy's post, the author is seen posing with six potential supporters wearing T-shirts with the slogan 'Save Trump, Vote for Vivek'.
in post On X, formerly known as Twitter, Rachivita called Ramaswamy “the biggest fraudster in this campaign” and added, “Trump doesn't need 'savings'” and “If you support @realDonaldTrump, never You won't vote for this fake,” he added. ”
Ramaswamy has so far avoided attacks from Trump and his campaign, but has repeatedly defended the former president during the 2024 presidential campaign. He also criticized other 2024 Republican opponents for not supporting Trump enough.
After the Colorado Supreme Court barred Trump from voting under the 14th Amendment, Ramaswamy vowed to remove himself from the ballot and urged other Republican candidates to do the same. .
He has repeatedly praised the former president and even said he would pardon him if Trump wins the general election.
President Trump declared Ramaswamy the winner of the fourth Republican debate in Alabama in early December, saying, “Vivek won because he thinks he's great.'' body,” he said.
Ramaswamy doubled down on his support for Trump in Saturday's comments.
“I have the utmost respect for President Trump. He is the best president of the 21st century. I have defended him every step of the way against unjust persecution,” he told The Hill.
“But open your eyes to the hard truth: This system will stop at nothing to keep this man out of the White House. Just because it's wrong doesn't mean it won't happen. We owe it to our nation to advance America First.”
Mr. Ramaswamy has about 7.6% support in Iowa, well below Mr. Trump's 53.6%, according to the Hill/Decision Desk polling average. President Trump's late-game attack on Ramaswamy comes hours before the release of a new Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa poll, the last vote before the Iowa caucuses begin on January 15. It was conducted.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
Updated at 7:10 p.m.
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