Cincinnati native and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was amongst a number of individuals who spoke throughout the second day of the Republican Nationwide Conference on Tuesday.
A St. Xavier Excessive Faculty alum who ran within the Republican major for the 2024 election, Ramaswamy spoke extremely of former President Donald Trump in his speech, making his case to voters and rallying a raucous crowd in Milwaukee.
“Donald Trump is the president who will truly unite this nation, not by means of empty phrases however by means of motion,” Ramaswamy mentioned. “Success is unifying, excellence is unifying, that is who we’re as Individuals, that is who we have now all the time been.”
Ramaswamy additionally devoted a part of his speech to addressing younger voters, particularly talking on to Gen Z voters as a part of his pitch to rally assist round Trump.
“You are going to be the technology that really saves this nation,” Ramaswamy mentioned. “You need to be a insurgent, you need to be a hippie, y0u need to stick it to the person, present up in your school campus and take a look at calling your self a conservative.”
Earlier this week, one other Larger Cincinnati native, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, was chosen to be Trump’s operating mate.
In an announcement to X, Ramaswamy responded to Trump’s selection, praising Vance on Monday.
“So pleased with my good friend, classmate, and fellow southwest Ohioan at present. We used to observe Bengals video games on the bar in legislation faculty, it’s superior we’re now right here a decade later with JD becoming a member of the strongest presidential ticket in our lifetime. He’ll be an impressive vice chairman and I sit up for all the things forward for him and for our nation,” Ramaswamy mentioned.
That very same day, Ramaswamy was requested by NBC Information’ Hallie Jackson if he would take into account filling Vance’s Senate seat in Ohio, if Trump and Vance had been to be victorious in November.
“To be frank, I’d strongly take into account it, if I had been requested to serve,” Ramaswamy instructed Jackson Monday evening. “However I’d additionally need to have a severe dialog with President Trump concerning the different methods I may have an effect on the nation.”
Ramaswamy has by no means held public workplace however did be part of the Republican presidential major area final yr, dropping out after the Iowa caucuses.
Instantly after dropping out, he endorsed Trump.