GOP strategy to avoid attacking Trump mocked as Vivek Ramaswamy drops out after "biggest blowout"
SalonBiotech entrepreneur and conservative author Vivek Ramaswamy officially bowed out of the 2024 presidential race on Monday, handing GOP frontrunner and former President Donald Trump an endorsement on his way out. And so I’m going to ask you to follow me in taking our America First movement to the next level.” Ramaswamy suggested Haley and DeSantis "follow suit" and teased his likely appearance with Trump on Tuesday in New Hampshire. In his victory speech, the former president praised the Ohioan, saying Ramaswamy did a "helluva job," despite having attacked him in a Truth Social post Monday morning. "The GOP ad gurus who spent tens of millions on ads that did everything except critique Trump covering themselves in glory tonight," added Tim Miller, a political consultant and MSNBC analyst.