On January 15, political rookie Vivek Ramaswamy—who attracted notice for his frank debate performances—announced the conclusion of his bid to be the US president in 2024. In US polls that are scheduled for later this year, he has opted to support former president Donald Trump.

After Trump easily defeated competitors Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley in the Iowa caucus and solidified his lead as the undisputed Republican nominee, Ramaswamy declared the end of his campaign just hours later.

Beginning on January 15, the Iowa caucuses officially mark the start of the protracted process through which Republicans and Democrats select their nominees for the November 5 presidential contest.

Vivek Endorses Trump

The 38-year-old Ramaswamy supported former President Donald Trump, his opponent. Even as he attempted to persuade Republican voters to choose Trump in order to “take our America First agenda to the next level” and give the candidate “fresh legs,” he has previously referred to Trump as the “best president of the 21st century.”

The affluent political outsider also took inspiration from Trump’s campaign, portraying himself as a headline-grabbing, quick-witted populist who would not back down from a challenge.

In the first Republican presidential contest of 2024, held in Iowa on Monday, Donald Trump triumphed handily, demonstrating his control over the party in spite of a long list of legal issues as he looks to face Democratic President Joe Biden again, according to Reuters.

In November, as the former US president attempted to win back the White House, Ramaswamy also supported Trump.

“I looked in all directions, and I believe it’s true that we weren’t able to pull off the surprise we had planned for tonight… We are going to pause this presidential campaign as of right now. I have no chance of being the next president,” declared Ramaswamy, as cited by PTI.

There are two America First candidates running in this election, as I have stated from the first. Additionally, he said, “Earlier tonight, I gave Donald Trump a call to congratulate him on his win and to assure him that you have my complete support moving forward for the presidency.”

Hours after Trump easily won the Iowa caucus, fending off a last-minute push from opponents Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley and solidifying his lead as the undisputed Republican front-runner in the contest, Ramaswamy declared the end of his campaign.

Viveks’ Campaign End

The most closely associated candidate with Trump in the contest for the Republican nomination, Ramaswamy, was targeted by the 77-year-old Trump on January 13 when he accused him of “deceitful campaign tricks”. The ex-president took issue with t-shirts bearing the slogan “Save Trump, Vote Vivek,” which Ramaswamy’s campaign was distributing.

The New York Post was informed by Trump’s top advisor, Jason Miller, that Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur, was unlikely to be chosen by voters as the former president’s running mate. Miller was reported as saying in the report that it was “pretty safe to say it won’t be Vivek.”

Trump declared, “A vote for Vivek is a wasted vote,” on his social media platform Truth Social on January 15. Although I like Vivek, he was overly “cute” with us.Vote for Donald J. Trump in the caucuses tonight, and increase the numbers! We have to retake our nation in November from radical left Democrats and thugs led by the corrupt Joe Biden, who are ruining our very troubled and declining country. maga!

As they compete to become the leading Trump rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came in well behind in second place, according to Edison Research, beating out former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.

According to Edison, after nearly 90% of the predicted votes were counted, Trump had 50.9%, DeSantis was at 21.4%, and Haley was at 19.0%. Bob Dole’s 12.8 percentage point victory margin in the 1988 Iowa Republican caucus was the greatest ever.

According to Reuters, it was too soon to determine whether Trump would surpass 50%, a psychological threshold that would bolster his opponents’ claims that his ascent to the nomination might be stopped.