Two days before the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump wrote scathing posts on social network Truth Social, against one of his most vocal supporters:
However, even after Trump’s attack, Ramaswamy immediately endorsed the former President for his 2024 campaign. In a press conference that was live-streamed on X (formerly Twitter), Ramaswamy acknowledged that the results didn’t go as he had hoped, and he would now offer Donald Trump his full support.
Trump, in return, posted a screenshot of this tweet on Truth Social, adding, “Thank you Vivek, a Great Honor!."
Several comments on Ramaswamy’s X post cheer a ‘Trump-Vivek’ campaign, suggesting that he might still have a shot at the vice presidency if Trump takes office.
Trump won the Iowa Republican caucus by a landslide, with 51 percent (56,260) votes. Ron DeSantis ranked next, with 21.2 percent (23,420 votes), followed by Nikki Haley at 19.1 percent (21,085 votes) at last count.
Haley, whose full name is Nimrata Nikki Haley, also hails from an Indian-American family. The former Republican governor from South Carolina is so far the only prominent woman in the Grand Old Party’s (GOP’s) presidential field, and the only woman of colour in the race. Haley positions herself as the result-oriented underdog who isn’t interested in being vice president. “I don’t run for second," she says.Unlike Ramaswamy, Haley has not pulled out of the race yet, and has not endorsed Trump either. “…Now it’s on to New Hampshire, where this campaign is the last best hope of stopping the Trump-Biden rematch that no one wants. We offer America a better choice," she posted on X.
First Published: Jan 16, 2024, 16:48
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