Wouldn’t have voted for you as you are Indian, US author tells Vivek Ramaswamy

Millionaire entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who generated a lot of interest with his anti-Woke presidential campaign, was in for a racial shock delivered by none other than American commentator and author Ann Coulter, whom he had invited to his podcast. She said she agreed with many things that Vivek Ramaswamy said but she wouldn’t have still voted for him because he was “Indian”.

Ramaswamy was born to Indian-American parents who moved from Kerala to the US. Only a person born in the US, not an “Indian”, can contest the US presidential election.

Ramaswamy quit the presidential race after the defeat in the Iowa Caucus in January, and pledged support to Republican lead candidate Donald Trump. Starting as an outsider to American politics, Vivek Ramwsawmy’s campaign made people sit back and take note, especially because of his hard-hitting speeches and arguments.

People saw Ann Coulter’s comments on Ramaswamy’s podcast ‘The Truth’ as racially biassed and slammed her.

“Thanks for having me, that was a fantastic opening monologue. I too am a fan of yours, so I’m going to make a point of disagreeing with you so it will be fun. You are so bright and articulate, and I guess I can call you articulate since you’re not an American Black. Can’t say that about them, that’s derogatory,” said Coulter.

“I agreed with many, many things you said during – in fact, probably more than most other candidates when you were running for president, but I still would not have voted for you because you’re an Indian. We’ll get back to that,” she added.

Despite the racial comments, Ramaswamy responded politely, stating that his skin colour doesn’t determine his loyalty to his country, the US. He explained that immigrants or their children might have stronger loyalty than a seventh-generation American who hates their own country.

Coulter defended her remark after realising its racial tone.

“There is a core national identity that is the identity of the WASP and that doesn’t mean we can’t take anyone else in, a Sri Lankan, or a Japanese, or an Indian, but the core around which the nation’s values are formed is the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASP),” said Coulter.

After the podcast, Ramaswamy posted on X, praising Coulter for her honesty but mentioning he disagreed with her views.

“AnnCoulter told me flat-out to my face that she couldn’t vote for me “because you’re an Indian”, even though she agreed with me more than most other candidates. I disagree with her but respect she had the guts to speak her mind. It was a riveting hour. The TRUTH podcast is back,” Ramaswamy posted on X.

After Ramaswamy’s post, his comment box was filled with comments of support for him.

“Vivek maintained composure and worked to find any common ground with Coulter. Masterclass on how to be unoffendable,” a user wrote on X.

“We all support you Vivek and hope to see you as Vice President or in some other position,” wrote another on X praising Ramaswamy.