{"id":1033931,"date":"2024-05-25T15:28:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T15:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1033931"},"modified":"2024-05-25T15:28:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T15:28:51","slug":"trumps-maga-veepstakes-far-right-conspiracy-theorist-vivek-ramaswamy-brings-extreme-maga-agenda-to-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-far-right-conspiracy-theorist-vivek-ramaswamy-brings-extreme-maga-agenda-to-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Vivek Ramaswamy Brings Extreme MAGA Agenda to North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As Trump VP contender Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the North Carolina GOP convention this weekend, <\/em>DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVivek Ramaswamy is a far-right conspiracy theorist who is desperately vying to be Donald Trump\u2019s running mate by peddling hateful rhetoric and pushing Trump\u2019s toxic MAGA agenda. When he\u2019s not spreading dangerous lies about 9\/11, Ramaswamy is supporting Trump\u2019s cruel abortion bans, calling to end the constitutional right to birthright citizenship, and pushing Trump\u2019s cruel and inhumane immigration agenda. The North Carolina GOP\u2019s decision to give  Ramaswamy a headliner speaking slot at their convention just underlines how far Republicans have fallen under Trump\u2019s MAGA takeover of the party.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vivek Ramaswamy is an out-of-touch extremist who has repeatedly entertained dangerous 9\/11 conspiracy theories.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cRamaswamy: I \u2018don\u2019t believe\u2019 the 9\/11 Commission report\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cWhile visiting the Sept. 11. memorial Monday in Lower Manhattan, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he stands by the comments he had made regarding the terrorist attacks in a recent interview. \u2018So today\u2019s not the day to talk about the comments I made, which I stand by. But it is important to have a government that tells the truth to its people, that people can trust, and trust its people back,\u2019 he said while attending the Fire Department of New York\u2019s pipe and drum tribute at Station 10.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like Donald Trump, Ramaswamy supports extreme abortion bans across the country and wants to rip away access to medication abortion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Examiner<\/a>: \u201cEntrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy came out in favor of an abortion ban \u2018around six weeks\u2019 of gestation at the state level.\u201d<\/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 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<\/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

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cTrump Wants to Ban Abortion Nationwide: Report\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy supported Donald 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

Navigator Research<\/a>: \u201cTwo in Three Americans Support the Bipartisan Immigration Deal\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Way<\/a>: \u201cVoters like the deal, both as a whole and individual components.\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 North Carolina GOP convention this weekend, DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement:  \u201cVivek Ramaswamy is a far-right conspiracy theorist who is desperately vying to be Donald Trump\u2019s running mate by peddling hateful rhetoric and pushing Trump\u2019s toxic MAGA agenda. When he\u2019s not spreading dangerous […]<\/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-1033931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Vivek Ramaswamy Brings Extreme MAGA Agenda to North Carolina - 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-far-right-conspiracy-theorist-vivek-ramaswamy-brings-extreme-maga-agenda-to-north-carolina\/\" \/>\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=\"2024-05-25T15:28:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-25T15:28:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/maga-veepstakes.png\" \/>\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=\"3 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-far-right-conspiracy-theorist-vivek-ramaswamy-brings-extreme-maga-agenda-to-north-carolina\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-far-right-conspiracy-theorist-vivek-ramaswamy-brings-extreme-maga-agenda-to-north-carolina\/\",\"name\":\"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Vivek Ramaswamy Brings Extreme MAGA Agenda to North Carolina - 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