Vivek Ramaswamy DROPS OUT, endorses Donald Trump

Vivek Ramaswamy, the younger entrepreneur who exploded into the race for the Republican presidential nomination, shocked his supporters by terminating his White House run and endorsing Donald Trump.

Ramaswamy, 38, a charismatic multi-millionaire, got here a distant fourth within the Iowa caucuses, the primary 2024 contest within the nation, behind Trump , Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley .

The fast-talking biotech businessman advised his shocked followers in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday night time: ‘I feel it’s true that we didn’t obtain the shock that we wished to ship tonight. 

‘As of this second we’re going to droop this presidential marketing campaign…there isn’t any path for me to be the following president absent issues we do not need to see on this nation.’ 

Ramaswamy known as Trump earlier within the night time – and endorsed the previous president, saying an ‘America First’ candidate wanted to be the one to win the White House. 

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the 2024 race after disappointing leads to the Iowa caucuses. He advised supporters at an occasion in Des Moines, Iowa 

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is dropping out of the 2024 race after disappointing leads to the Iowa caucuses

‘Earlier tonight, I known as Donald Trump to inform him that I congratulate him on his victory. And now going ahead, he may have my full endorsement for the presidency,’ Ramaswamy stated. 

Ramaswamy spent the ultimate hours of his marketing campaign calling out the media for erasing him from the race. 

In a submit on X, Ramaswamy shared a Fox News/Associated Press survey that gave respondents solely three Republican candidates to select from – Trump, Haley and DeSantis.

Ramaswamy’s spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin additionally known as out The New York Times for under together with Trump, Haley and DeSantis on the newspaper’s Iowa caucus outcomes touchdown web page. 

When net customers clicked to see a full listing of candidates, Ramaswamy’s identify appeared there.  

‘RIGGED,’ Ramaswamy wrote late Monday afternoon. ‘Fox & AP simply despatched a broad “voter attitudes” ballot on the eve of the caucus, which they’re going to report on TV proper earlier than the Iowa caucus. It leaves one candidate off the listing.’ 

‘Stick it to the media & shock the world on the Iowa caucus tonight,’ Ramaswamy inspired his Hawkeye State supporters.

But with 95 p.c of votes in, Ramaswamy had solely obtained 7.7 p.c of the vote. 

Ramaswamy introduced millennial vitality to the Republican race – rapping to Eminem on the Iowa state truthful and slapping round something he deemed too ‘woke.’ 

Throughout he stayed complimentary of Trump, however advised voters he represented a subsequent era alternative for the MAGA motion. 

In the times main as much as the Iowa caucuses, the previous president warned supporters to not ‘waste’ their vote on Ramaswamy even when they favored his message. 

On Monday night time, Trump was complimentary of Ramaswamy throughout his victory celebration. 

‘I additionally need to congratulate Vivek as a result of he did one hell of a job. He got here from zero … that’s a tremendous job,’ Trump stated.