Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy refused to attack former President Donald Trump after being criticized by him on social media.
In an appearance on NewsNation’s The Hill on Monday, Ramaswamy blamed Trump’s attacks on the workings of advisers rather than the former president himself. He also boasted a surge in support just before the Iowa caucuses.
“I think that his campaign advisers, who I think probably are the ones that actually put that out or advised him to put it out, and I think that that was probably not the A-team that was working on that right there, is seeing a late surge for us in Iowa,” Ramaswamy said. “That’s the fact of the matter.”
In a surprise move, Trump began attacking Ramaswamy, the only major Republican candidate who hasn’t attacked the former president, saying he was not “MAGA” and was being “deceitful.”
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“Unfortunately, now all he does is disguise his support in the form of deceitful campaign tricks. Very sly, but a vote for Vivek is a vote for the ‘other side’ — don’t get duped by this. Vote for ‘TRUMP,’ don’t waste your vote!” he wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Ramaswamy has spent much of his campaign praising and defending Trump, praise that was reciprocated until recently.
