{"id":787,"date":"2024-01-07T01:34:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T01:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/07\/vivek-ramaswamy-says-there-are-only-two-america-first-presidential-candidates\/"},"modified":"2024-01-07T01:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T01:34:03","slug":"vivek-ramaswamy-says-there-are-only-two-america-first-presidential-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/07\/vivek-ramaswamy-says-there-are-only-two-america-first-presidential-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Ramaswamy says there are only two &#8216;America First&#8217; presidential candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Republican presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/vivek-ramaswamy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vivek Ramaswamy asserted <\/a>that he and former President Donald Trump are the only two candidates with an American First agenda.<\/p>\n<p>At a town hall in Marengo, Iowa on Saturday, the 38-year-old entrepreneur said that he and Trump are the only two &#8220;America First&#8221; candidates on the Republican ballot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think there&#8217;s two America first candidates in this race,&#8221; Ramaswamy said. &#8220;That&#8217;s Donald Trump and me.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/billionaire-jeffrey-epstein-associate-funneled-large-donations-vivek-ramaswamy-several-dems\"><strong>BILLIONAIRE JEFFREY EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE GAVE LARGE DONATIONS TO VIVEK RAMASWAMY, SEVERAL DEMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The moment came after Ramaswamy told a crowd of supporters that it was time to speak &#8220;candidly,&#8221; asking the attendees to raise their hands if they were planning on casting their ballot for Ramaswamy or for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How many of you are leaning towards supporting me right now?,&#8221; Ramaswamy asked. &#8220;A good number of you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Next, Ramaswamy asked audience members which of them were planning on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voting for Trump<\/a> in the Iowa presidential caucuses on Jan. 15.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How many of you are considering Donald Trump for the caucus?,&#8221; Ramaswamy asked. &#8220;Okay. Well, thank you. I understand that because I think there are two \u2018American First\u2019 candidates in this race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ramaswamy-blasts-wapo-reporter-with-viral-response-question-condemning-white-supremacy-shame-on-you\"><strong>RAMASWAMY BLASTS WAPO REPORTER WITH VIRAL RESPONSE TO QUESTION ON CONDEMNING \u2018WHITE SUPREMACY\u2019: \u2018SHAME ON YOU\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy, who has campaigned on an &#8220;America First 2.0&#8221; agenda, has aligned himself with Trump&#8217;s America First policy, which centers on reducing U.S. trade deficits and rebalancing the burden of America&#8217;s responsibilities to international trade organizations.<\/p>\n<p>In just a week, the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/iowa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa Caucuses<\/a> will commence, where the first votes for the next potential president will be cast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Being the first state to cast votes for presidential nominees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/iowa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa&#8217;s caucuses set<\/a> the stage for the entire primary season. Winning or performing strongly in Iowa can generate crucial momentum for candidates, influencing voter perceptions of their viability.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy received the endorsement of former Republican Iowa Rep. Steve King in a post on X last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/new-hampshire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salem, New Hampshire<\/a>, GOP Chairman Steve Goddu also endorsed Ramaswamy last year, along with former New Hampshire GOP Senate candidate Kevin Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News&#8217; Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy asserted that he and former President Donald Trump are the only two candidates with an American First agenda. 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