Donald Trump backs former rival Vivek Ramaswamy’s run for Ohio Governor’s chair: ‘He will never let you down’

Vivek Ramaswamy had also been appointed to lead the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE) alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk by Donald Trump. However, he quit the department in January this year after announcing that he had “future plans” in Ohio.

In a post endorsing Ramaswamy, Trump said: “Vivek Ramaswamy is running for Governor of the Great State of Ohio, a place I love and won big three times in 2016, 2020, and 2024! I know Vivek well, competed against him, and he is something SPECIAL. He is Young, Strong, and Smart! Vivek is also a very good person, who truly loves our Country.”

He further said: “As your next governor, Vivek will fight tirelessly to grow the economy, cut taxes and regulations, promote made in the USA, champion American energy dominance, keep our now very secure border, secure, stop migrant crime, strengthen our military/veterans, ensure law and order, advance election integrity, and protect our always under siege second amendment. Vivek Ramaswamy will be a great Governor of Ohio, and has my complete and total endorsement – he will never let you down!”

Who is Vivek Ramaswamy?

The 40-year-old Indian-origin politician is the founder of biotech pharma company Roivant Sciences and was the youngest presidential candidate in 2024. Among his views that courted controversies were his backing for the federal legalisation of Marijuana and ending birthright citizenship, despite being a US citizen by birth himself. He also received backlash for calling climate change a “hoax” and saying, “More people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change.”

Ramaswamy married surgeon Apoorva Tewari and have two children.