Tag: Vivek Ramaswamy

Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Chris Christie Debate Remark Racist
Politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Chris Christie Debate Remark Racist

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who once spoke at a white nationalist conference, took issue with what she deemed to be a “racist” incident at Wednesday’s GOP primary debate.“I was pretty disgusted at Chris Christie and his racist comment towards Vivek Ramaswamy,” Greene said during a discussion on Right Side Broadcasting Network at the event, hosted by Fox News, in Milwaukee. “He compared him with Obama. I honestly thought that was pretty racist.”Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, called out his rival on stage after the entrepreneur basically recycled a line used by former President Barack Obama.Greene: I was pretty disgusted by Chris Christie and his racist comment towards Vivek Ramaswamy… He compared him to Obama. I thought that was pretty racist pic.twitt...
Vivek Ramaswamy Keeps Eminem Raps Short In Awkward Iowa Performance
Politics

Vivek Ramaswamy Keeps Eminem Raps Short In Awkward Iowa Performance

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy hopped on the mic to rap Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” before a mostly stagnant audience on Saturday.Ramaswamy, who dished out a freestyle for Fox News’ Steve Doocy last month, closed a “Fair-Side Chat” event with a performance of the iconic hip-hop song at the Iowa State Fair.The candidate was greeting fairgoers before breaking out into rap toward the beginning of Slim Shady’s first verse.“He opens his mouth but the words won’t come out. He’s choking, how? Everybody’s jokin’ now, the clock’s run out, time’s up, over, blaow,” said Ramaswamy before rapping several more lines from the song.The Iowa crowd, in footage that aired on C-SPAN, stood mostly still as the candidate delivered bar after bar on stage.He later abandoned the mic and handed it ...
Who’s Running for President in 2024? Meet the Candidates
World

Who’s Running for President in 2024? Meet the Candidates

By James BenedictUpdated July 20, 2023 3:08 pm ETWith months to go before the first primary ballots are cast, the field for the 2024 presidential election is rapidly taking shape. On the Democratic side, President Biden announced he is running but faces no serious challengers. Former President Donald Trump is mounting a third consecutive bid, and several other Republicans are running or considering a campaign. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscriptionSubscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In