After Republican leader Nikki Haley, another Indian-American, healthcare and tech sector entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday (local time) announced his 2024 US presidential election bid.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/nikki-haleys-message-for-bad-guys-pakistan-china-i-will-be-that-president-3815002

A growing group of Republicans, including the likes of DeSantis and Ramaswamy, have embraced Trump’s “America First” populism that calls for a reduced U.S. footprint in global affairs.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5531246/who-takes-advantage-of-donald-trumps-absence-and-other-things-to-watch-in-the-republican-debate/

American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy wrote, “The Great Reset calls for dissolving the boundaries between the public & private sectors; between nations; between the online & offline worlds, and the will of individual citizens be damned.”

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/05/elitists-want-to-make-you-a-serf/

Another contender, Vivek Ramaswamy, sat for a contentious interview with former CNN personality Don Lemon.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/entertainment-news/2023/05/cnn-says-trump-to-appear-in-new-hampshire-town-hall/

Aside from his bid to tackle 'wokeism' and the question of what it means to be an American, Ramaswamy revealed he is also a tennis 'fanatic' and was a full-time dad for a few months during the COVID pandemic so his wife could work in a New York hospital.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11787751/Who-Vivek-Ramaswamy-anti-woke-hedge-fund-millionaire-running-president.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Asked for their second-choice candidate, respondents were struggling to choose between DeSantis and Ramaswamy, with the pair at 33 percent and 31 percent respectively.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12525255/donald-trump-lead-ron-desantis-latest-poll.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

As the saying goes, the third time’s the charm: the five – Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, and Tim Scott – finally rose to the occasion.

Source: https://www.thenationalherald.com/the-non-trump-republicans-finally-look-good-in-a-debate/

At one point, when Christie and Ramaswamy were going back and forth, Haley tried to put a stop to it while at the same time pointing out that she was the only woman on stage.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/7-takeaways-gop-primary-debate/story?id=102519792

At the Labor Day picnic, Pence and Ramaswamy both downplayed the tension between them.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/04/pence-vs-ramaswamy-is-quickly-becoming-the-hottest-undercard-feud-of-2024-00113908

At the second GOP primary debate, Mr Ramaswamy argued that while Mr Trump was a great president, he was better equipped to lead Mr Trump’s movement into the future.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/vivek-ramaswamy-donald-trump-2024-b2469978.html

Back in June, not long after Ramaswamy had surfed into the news cycle for a press conference outside the Miami courthouse in support of Trump, I asked him what he had learned, if anything, from his fellow Harvard IOP alum Buttigieg’s 2020 campaign.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/09/vivek-like-pete-00114588

But after a debate performance that gained him even more attention, Ramaswamy has found himself in recent days under increased scrutiny amid a flurry of controversies.

Source: https://www.onnradio.com/2023/08/29/ramaswamy-agrees-to-stop-using-eminems-music-ill-respect-his-wishes/

But again, Ramaswamy is just 37, so his political career may just be getting started.

Source: https://theweek.com/2024-primaries/1021270/who-is-vivek-ramaswamy-the-new-gop-presidential-candidate

But against that system, that broken system of super PAC puppetry," Ramaswamy told reporters in the spin room.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/wex/republican-debate-vivek-ramaswamy-pushes-back-against-gop-attacks/article_5f043136-1329-5141-bcc3-93fdbb6f818f.html

But he singled out South Carolina senator Tim Scott and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy for praise, saying they “have been very nice”.

Source: https://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/national/23713178.trump-says-will-not-sign-loyalty-pledge-despite-republican-debate-requirement/?ref=rss

But in an interview this week, Mr. Ramaswamy did not blame economic and political interests in Iowa.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/us/politics/iowa-pipelines-trump.html

But instead, there was a pile on against Ramaswamy.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/opinion/trump-gop-debate-lessons.html

“But Mr. Ramaswamy himself owns valuable investments in many companies that have embraced environmental, social and governance principles, known as E.S.G. — the kinds of 'woke' corporate practices he decries.”

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/az-gov-hits-back-at-rightwing-reporter/

'But you know what I did that was different than every other company, we got the hell out of there,' Ramaswamy said.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12569169/Republican-rivals-pile-Vivek-Ramaswamy-Tim-Scott-Mike-Pence-tear-entrepreneur-doing-business-China-people-funded-Hunter-Biden.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Campaign spokespeople for Haley, DeSantis, Ramaswamy and Christie told The Hill that they appear to have hit the requirements to qualify.

Source: https://www.onnradio.com/2023/10/26/gop-challengers-face-make-or-break-moment-in-third-debate/