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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
WATCH: FOX 8 one-on-one with GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy
*For our full, unedited interview, watch above. CLEVELAND (WJW) — GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has already secured an endorsement from President Donald Trump and Ohio's Republican Party. More coverage from Your Local Election Headquarters The 39-year-old biotech entrepreneur sat down with Fox 8's Joe Toohey this week to discuss why he's running, what he'd like to do and whether he'd run for president again in 2028. Ramaswamy sought the GOP nomination for president in 2024 before dropping out to back Trump, who later tapped him to co-chair the efficiency initiative with billionaire Elon Musk. Ramaswamy and Attorney General Dave Yost are running as Republicans to replace the term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine. Dr. Amy Acton is running as a Democrat. Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a Republican, has said he is considering a run. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
India Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
'Should be deported': Vivek Ramaswamy's anniversary post faces racist backlash
A heartwarming anniversary post for his wife by Indian-origin Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy was bombarded with racist and anti-immigrant comments by X users over his views on the H-1B programme. Both Ramaswamy, who had put his hat in the ring for the US presidential polls but withdrew from the race, and his wife Dr Apoorva have their roots in backlash came as Ramaswamy, in a lengthy anniversary post, recalled how he met his wife at a college party. The couple, who have been married for 10 years, are parents to two children - Karthik and the fall of 2011, I met a brilliant medical student named Apoorva and asked her out on a first date - to head west for a weekend and hike Flattop Mountain in the Rockies. She accepted. We got within striking distance of the summit when a blizzard hit," Ramaswamy, whose parents migrated to the US from Kerala, said. "I was foolishly stubborn about still making it, when she grabbed my hand, looked me in the eye, and said we had a lifetime ahead to come back and finish it. 14 years and two kids later, we finally made it back to celebrate our 10-year wedding anniversary this weekend. Grateful for the love of my life and every day of our journey together," Ramaswamy, who is running to be the governor of Ohio, the post, Ramaswamy shared two pictures of the couple, one present and the other of 2014, during their hike at the Rockies.'GO BACK TO INDIA'However, the biotech entrepreneur and Donald Trump loyalist was viciously trolled by social media users due to his Indian roots. Several users commented on his post with the caption, "Go back to India".Another comment said, "When is your dad getting deported?" A third user tweeted, "The beauty of the whiteness destroyed by brown". "We would rather you go back to India and explore the hiking trails there," another top post backlash stems from Ramaswamy's changing views on H-1B immigrant visas, most of which is cornered by Indian nationals. While the Republican leader has previously batted for more foreign workers in US companies, he has since voiced his opposition to the H-1B program, stating that it required major social media users, latching on to his previous remarks, have alleged that Ramaswamy would favour H-1B hiring if he were to become Ohio governor, based on the perception that "Indians hire Indians".Must Watch
NDTV
4 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
"Go Back To India": Amid H-1B Visa Row, Vivek Ramaswamy's Anniversary Post For Wife Met With Racist Remarks
Indian-origin entrepreneur and Republican politician Vivek Ramaswamy recently shared a heartfelt post for his wife, Apoorva, on their 10th wedding anniversary. However, amid growing tensions around the H-1B visa program in the US, the celebratory post was met with a series of racist and anti-immigrant comments from X users. In his post, Mr Ramaswamy shared the story of his first date with his wife, Apoorva. Sharing two photos - one taken during the couple's first date and the other during their recent outing, he mentioned that he met his wife, a smart medical student, in 2011. He asked her out on a first date, and then they headed for a weekend and hiked Flattop Mountain in the Rockies. "We got within striking distance of the summit when a blizzard hit. I was foolishly stubborn about still making it, when she grabbed my hand, looked me in the eye, & said we had a lifetime ahead to come back and finish it. 14 years & two kids later, we finally made it back to celebrate our 10-year wedding anniversary this weekend. Grateful for the love of my life & every day of our journey together," Mr Ramaswamy wrote. In the fall of 2011, I met a brilliant medical student named Apoorva & asked her out on a first date - to head west for a weekend & hike Flattop Mountain in the Rockies. She accepted. We got within striking distance of the summit when a blizzard hit. I was foolishly stubborn… — Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) May 26, 2025 The post quickly sparked racist backlash online, with many users asking the couple to "go back to India". "We would rather you go back to India and explore the hiking trails there please," commented one user. "Don't you have mountains in your home country?" wrote another. "You should be deported," said a third user. "Why do you both look 3-4 shades lighter? You didn't bleach your skin, did you?" asked another. The backlash and discriminatory comments highlight Mr Ramaswamy's ongoing entanglement in the H-1B visa row. Even though he has publicly criticised the H-1B visa program, critics online have accused him of favouring the very system because of his Indian identity. Notably, there has been an intense debate over the H-1B visa and its job market impact on American citizens ever since Donald Trump was re-elected as the US President. While the hard right argues that the H-1B visa holders "take away American jobs" and are a "threat to Western civilisation", Mr Trump and his top officials have backed the H-1B programme saying "America needs talented people" so that world's top talent lives and works in the US and help the country stay ahead of the global curve on technology, research and health care.
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
'Go back to India': Vivek Ramaswamy's anniversary post for wife targeted by racist H-1B backlash
Indian-origin entrepreneur and former DOGE member Vivek Ramaswamy's heartfelt post celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary was marred by a wave of racist and anti-immigration remarks, highlighting growing tensions around the H-1B visa program in the US. In the post, Ramaswamy shared the story of his first date with his wife, Apoorva, along with pictures of the couple. 'In the fall of 2011, I met a brilliant medical student named Apoorva & asked her out on a first date—to head west for a weekend & hike Flattop Mountain in the Rockies. She accepted. We got within striking distance of the summit when a blizzard hit. I was foolishly stubborn about still making it, when she grabbed my hand, looked me in the eye, & said we had a lifetime ahead to come back and finish it. 14 years & two kids later, we finally made it back to celebrate our 10-year wedding anniversary this weekend,' he wrote, alongside photos of the couple at the mountain. However, the post quickly drew racist backlash. Several commenters told the couple to 'go back to India' and mocked their presence in the US. One wrote, 'We would rather you go back to India and explore the hiking trails there,' while another said, 'You weren't built for winter weather.' A third snarky remark asked, 'Don't you have mountains in your home country?' Ramaswamy is the second prominent Indian-origin figure in recent weeks, after Walmart CTO Suresh Kumar, to face racist attacks online amid increasing outrage around immigration and foreign workers. Ironically, Ramaswamy has publicly criticised the H-1B visa program and advocated for significant reforms. Nonetheless, critics online have accused him of favouring the very system he critiques, based on his Indian identity. The H-1B visa allows highly skilled foreign workers to live and work legally in the US. According to US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Indian nationals accounted for over 70% of all H-1B recipients in fiscal year 2023. The program has long been contentious, with critics arguing it undercuts American jobs.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Musk Launched Sneaky Secret Bid to Get Rid of His ‘Annoying' DOGE Rival
Elon Musk reportedly tried to have Vivek Ramaswamy appointed to the Senate just so that he wouldn't have to work alongside him at the DOGE. The Tesla CEO initially placed a secret call to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine earlier this year, per a new report from Politico, to suggest Ramaswamy become the cost-cutting initiative's point-of-contact in the Senate by taking up the seat soon due to be vacated by then Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. But just minutes into the call, Musk apparently dropped the pretense and admitted it was actually just that he couldn't stand being around Ramaswamy any longer, the outlet writes citing a person familiar with the call to DeWine. Trump announced the creation of the DOGE cost-cutting initiative within a week of winning last year's presidential election in November, but it wasn't long before his appointed heads of the drive began butting heads. Insiders previously told Politico Ramaswamy's demise had been accelerated later in December, after the biotech entrepreneur stirred divisions within the MAGA base by ranting on X about tech companies being right to hire foreign workers because the U.S. has historically 'venerated mediocrity over excellence.' 'He just burned through the bridges and he finally burned Elon,' as an anonymous Republican strategist told the outlet then. 'Everyone wants him out of Mar-a-Lago, out of D.C.' Ramaswamy did eventually step down from his position as co-chief of the initiative, just hours after Donald Trump assumed the presidency for the second time at the end of January. It was a fitting first result for the federal cost-cutting drive, which was initially ridiculed for appointing two people to do one job. The former presidential hopeful has since set his sights on running for 78-year-old Dewine's post as governor, for which he appears to have earned mounting support from the local party chapter despite the incumbent's best efforts to line up an alternative candidate.
