Pres. Trump Endorses Vivek Ramaswamy In Ohio Governor Race

BATAVIA. RICHARD, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 537 NOW SOME BREAKING NEWS. A MAJOR ENDORSEMENT FOR VIVEK RAMASWAMY AFTER HE LAUNCHED HIS BID TO BECOME OHIO’S NEXT GOVERNOR. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THROWING HIS SUPPORT BEHIND HIM. LATE LAST NIGHT, THE PRESIDENT POSTED ON TRUTH SOCIAL THAT RAMASWAMY HAS HIS COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT, SAYING HE KNOWS HIM WELL AND THAT HE WOULD BE A GREAT GOVERNOR. RAMASWAMY RAN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2024, BUT ENDED HIS CAMPAIGN DURING THE PRIMARIES TO SUPPORT TRUMP. THE BIOTECH COMPANY FOUNDER WAS ORIGINALLY TAPPED TO CO-LEAD THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY ALONGSIDE ELON MUSK, BUT HE QUICKLY STEPPED DOWN FROM THAT POSITION IN JANUARY, SAYING HE WAS INTERESTED IN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE. WE REQUIRE A LEADER HERE AT HOME WHO WILL REVIVE OUR CONVICTION IN OHIO, AND THAT IS WHY TODAY I AM HONORED TO ANNOUNCE THAT I AM RUNNING TO BE THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF A GREAT STATE. AT THE HEART OF THE GREATEST NATION KNOWN TO MANKIND, THE STATE WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED. RAMASWAMY IS THE THIRD REPUBLICAN TO ENTER THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR. DEMOCRAT AND FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. DOCTOR AMY ACTON ALSO ANNOUNCED

Pres. Trump endorses Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor race

President Donald Trump is endorsing Cincinnati native Vivek Ramaswamy in his run to be Ohio’s next governor.The endorsement came just hours after Ramaswamy launched his campaign in West Chester Monday.The president posted to his app, Truth Social, stating “I know him well, competed against him and he is something special. He will be a great governor of Ohio and will never let you down and he has my complete and total endorsement.”Ramaswamy, 39, has never held public office but did join the Republican presidential primary field last year, dropping out after the Iowa caucuses. After leaving the race, he was quick to endorse Trump.At 38, Ramaswamy was the youngest person to be a major Republican presidential candidate. Following Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, Ramaswamy was chosen to co-lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, alongside billionaire Elon Musk, though he left the department shortly after Trump’s inauguration.During his speech launching his campaign on Monday, Ramaswamy shared a few of his campaign promises.”From semiconductor production to nuclear energy, from biotech to bitcoin, to our defense industrial base. The state where we use AI not to take jobs but to make jobs through more workforce training and education, I will lead Ohio to that new height and vision,” he said.Ramaswamy is the third Republican to enter the governor’s race, joining Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Heather Hill, the former president of the Morgan County School Board.On the Democratic side, former director of the Ohio Department of Health Amy Acton, a key figure in the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response, announced her candidacy for governor earlier this year.

President Donald Trump is endorsing Cincinnati native Vivek Ramaswamy in his run to be Ohio’s next governor.

The endorsement came just hours after Ramaswamy launched his campaign in West Chester Monday.

The president posted to his app, Truth Social, stating “I know him well, competed against him and he is something special. He will be a great governor of Ohio and will never let you down and he has my complete and total endorsement.”

Ramaswamy, 39, has never held public office but did join the Republican presidential primary field last year, dropping out after the Iowa caucuses. After leaving the race, he was quick to endorse Trump.

At 38, Ramaswamy was the youngest person to be a major Republican presidential candidate.

Following Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, Ramaswamy was chosen to co-lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, alongside billionaire Elon Musk, though he left the department shortly after Trump’s inauguration.

During his speech launching his campaign on Monday, Ramaswamy shared a few of his campaign promises.

“From semiconductor production to nuclear energy, from biotech to bitcoin, to our defense industrial base. The state where we use AI not to take jobs but to make jobs through more workforce training and education, I will lead Ohio to that new height and vision,” he said.

Ramaswamy is the third Republican to enter the governor’s race, joining Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Heather Hill, the former president of the Morgan County School Board.

On the Democratic side, former director of the Ohio Department of Health Amy Acton, a key figure in the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response, announced her candidacy for governor earlier this year.

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