Among the Republican candidates for President whom you likely had not heard of until the recent debate in Milwaukee is the Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy, a near-billionaire biotech entrepreneur and investor who has never held elective office. He has strong positions on domestic policy, but in foreign policy he has focused almost entirely on reducing American dependence on China. He has expressed a desire to learn “the truth about 9/11,” which could indicate that he thinks there has been a cover-up, leading some to fear he is a conspiracy theorist. Though a Hindu, he has never shown the slightest interest in the history and present condition of Hindus in southeast Asia, including the mass murder of 80 million Hindus by Muslims, nor in the continued aggression by Muslims against Hindus, both in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and in India itself. He has had no comment, for example, on the Muslims who attacked and drove out 350,000 Hindus from Kashmir — the “Kashmiri pandits” — in recent decades.
Ramaswamy considers himself to be “pro-Israel.” He supports former President Trump’s moving of the American Embassy to Jerusalem. At Yale Law School, Ramaswamy belonged to Shabtai, which he has described as a “Jewish intellectual group.” On the other hand, he drew attention for criticizing a bill signed by Florida governor Ron DeSantis that penalizes antisemitic harassment.
Ramaswamy has been in the news for proposing that American military aid to Israel be cut off within five years. He is not anti-Israel, he reminds his critics, but thinks that by then Israel will no longer need such aid because it will have integrated into the region. “6 Jewish facts about GOP hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, who proposes cut to Israel funding,” by Andrew Lapin, Times of Israel, August 23, 2023:
In June, while campaigning in New Hampshire, Ramaswamy suggested that he would be open to ending aid to Israel as “part of a broader disengagement with the Middle East.” He later walked back those comments. But last week, he told actor and podcaster Russell Brand that he does, in fact, want to end US aid to Israel in 2028, the year when the current US commitment to provide $3.8 billion annually to Israel expires.
Ramaswamy said that decision would come as Israel receives recognition from more countries in the Middle East. Israel has signed normalization deals with several states in the region in recent years, a framework called the Abraham Accords, and is now pursuing a treaty with Saudi Arabia. Ramaswamy told the Jewish News Syndicate that he’d also like to spearhead Israeli accords with Indonesia and Oman.
“Come 2028, that additional aid won’t be necessary in order to still have the kind of stability that we’d actually have in the Middle East by having Israel more integrated in with its partners,” he said on a show Brand hosts on the video platform Rumble.
More of his thoughts on ending aid to Israel by 2028 can be found here: “Republican Jewish Group Pushes Back on Ramaswamy’s Stance Against Israel Aid,” by Alana Goodman, Washington Free Beacon, August 22, 2023:
Republican Jewish leaders pushed back on Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s proposal to cut off military aid to Israel within five years, arguing that “such a move would very decidedly not be in America’s best interest.”
Matthew Brooks, the CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition, in a letter on Monday praised Ramaswamy as a “strong and passionate supporter of Israel” but urged him to rethink his stance against U.S. military aid to the Jewish state.
“In light of your overall support for a strong U.S.-Israel alliance, I believe that a closer look at the issue of U.S. aid will convince you that now is not the time to end an aid program that provides so much benefit to our nation, strengthens our key strategic ally Israel, and contributes to the stability of the Middle East,” Brooks wrote.
The letter comes as Ramaswamy has climbed in the polls, prompting new scrutiny on his foreign policy positions….Ramaswamy reiterated his position to the Washington Free Beacon, arguing that the aid will be unnecessary after he successfully negotiates new peace treaties between Israel and its Arab neighbors during the first year of his presidency.
Ramaswamy’s success as a businessman has gone to his head. Now he is putting himself forward as a wonderworker, able to “successfully negotiate new peace treaties between Israel and its Arab neighbors.” Presumably he also means bringing about a permanent “peace” between Israel and the Palestinians. How does he propose to end the Palestinian jihad against the Jewish state? And when he talks about how he will negotiate “new peace treaties between Israel and its Arab neighbors,” what does he mean? Israel already has peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan. But there is no chance that Syria will ever sign a peace treaty with Israel, a country that it has been at war with since 1948, especially since the Golan Heights have been annexed as part of Israel in 1981. And if in 2028, Lebanon is still under the control of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, it will not agree to a peace treaty with the Jewish state. Nor will Iraq, where Iran-backed militias now dominate the country, be willing to “normalize ties” with Israel and sign a peace treaty. Ramaswamy, a self-made billionaire, has convinced himself that he is uniquely qualified to achieve an Israel-Arab peace, thereby obviating the need for American military aid to Israel.
Biggles says
Another antisemite!
࿗Infidel࿘ says
No, he’s not. He talked about helping Israel expand the Abraham Accords. And in his company Roivant, when he stepped down as CEO, he handed over the position to his CFO, who is a Jewish Liberal
joanofark06 says
To pick up someone else’s work, and use it for your own use, is plagerism. So he cannot use Trump’s peace treaty! It would surely make me furious if this “other” man even tried…
Besides, the article states:
“Now he is putting himself forward as a wonderworker, able to “successfully negotiate new peace treaties between Israel and its Arab neighbors.” ”
Notice the word “NEW” in that sentence? He can make his own! And I bet if he does, he won’t name it from a name in the bible!!
That was just one sign, out of a few signs I saw, that showed me, that Trump’s peace treaty is the ONE AND ONLY!
Any Christian can see that Trump isn’t a true Christian, but every president has made it a point, to say that they were.
So Trump NOT being a Christian, but naming HIS peace treaty with a name from the bible, along with a few other signs, showed me that his, and his alone, is the peace treaty, to be keeping an eye one, and now we’re (or just I), am just waiting for Trump to come back into office, to continue it, is that is something I’ve been waiting on, since he got those few names of Middle Eastern leaders, to sign on HIS peace treaty!
And then he had to leave office. The world was given some more time, before Trump comes back, and gets the ball rolling again. The 7 year Tribulation ball, that is…
Why wouldn’t God use this sinner of a man, as He’s used them before, which is shown in our bibles?
And to see his name of “Trump” being short, for “trumpet”, which a number of those are blown in Revelation, could be added to the signs I’ve seen. So I know, he’s just going to have a small part of this “coming soon” huge world event! To be just the middleman, to get the 7 year peace treaty signed between Israel and Palestine, is still just as important. It’s so easy to see how it’s going to play out….which I’ve already wrote it all out, on here, many times before.
sue levy says
He is clueless as to the antics of the ONGOING Mughal EMPIRE
and clueless as to the antics of the ONGOING Glorious Age of
Islamic Conquest. He is a very good Dhimmi. Sadly, he seems to
me something like many other Hindus with whom I have been
acquainted. Sorry to say—–Gandiji screwed their minds.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Actually, to date, I have not heard him say a thing about islam or jihad – positive or negative. It would be a good question for someone to ask him, but I think nobody has. As far as his 9/11 comments go, he is right about the fact that to date, nobody has held the Saudis accountable for that event. It’s worth addressing that before branding him as a truther
mgoldberg says
Thanks Hugh for filling in the details of his positions. BioTech guys tend to see the world thru a narrower lens and I suspect he is very much limited in this regard. His short sight especially with Taiwan and Israel hopefully will change over the next years, as he learns some further lessons of history. Maybe then he will more the candidate worthy of consideration. Fortunately he bombed in his first debate and has I think eliminated himself from contention.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
The few people who watched the first debate & who’re not rhetorically describing President Trump as the debate winner have mostly described Vivek as winning it. DeSantis did just okay, but he needed to have a blowout performance to be back firing, but didn’t. Nobody else really impressed, and unlike Tucker, who’s encouraged people to repost his interview w/ Trump anywhere, Fox doesn’t allow anyone to produce more than 3 minutes of the debate anywhere.
Barbara says
Unfortunately, Israel cannot defend itself alone, as much as it wants to. Since Israel is the most reliable American ally, it makes sense to continue supporting Israel. Maybe the government could be compensated with stock from Israeli start-ups, which could help offset the enormous cost if any of these enterprises are successful.
Sabina James says
Neither is he interested in how Hindus have treated lower castes for 6+ millenia and Christians.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I have read his book “Woke, Inc”, where in chapter 2, he describes his family and his Hindu upbringing. He talked about caste in that chapter, and how he believes that Capitalism is a good alternative to the caste system. That comparison looked like apples vs oranges to me, since one is an economic system and the other socio-economic.
But one place he hit the nail on the head was somewhere at the end of the chapter, where he noted that caste-based affirmative action/quotas in India was the main reason behind inter-caste heartburn in that country. Which the woke crowd are trying to bring here, right now pushing SB-403 in California
Devasur says
How? Lol, when caste word itself has its origin in European colonialism. You will blame it on Hindus to justify Colonialism on India. First how did Christians treat Hindus during the colonialism? Everyone knows how they did crusades and tried to wipe out Hindus. Yet Hindus have been treating them good. But Christians just like muslims can’t have enough as they can’t freely persecute Hindus. Actually there is no difference btw you people and muslims when it comes to persecuting Hindus. No wonder you people are allies with muslims and communists in India. Evil aligns with evil.
Nick says
Liar you kill Dalits every day. Like muslims you play victim and cry colonization of hinduphobia to hide your crimes. You attack churches and kill pastors or parade them naked.
somehistory says
You keep making the same claims. You are more like the mozlums in your comments than Christians are in their behavior toward others.
Of course, you refuse to see any thing other than what you want to see.
Fitna says
I doubt we’ll hear of him after the elections, like so many that have come and gone before him, he too will fade away.
I think Nikki Haley has a better chance of being nominated than him, because he’s a total greenhorn and her views are inline with the party and most Conservatives.
Ofc mostly Trump will be the nominee unless Dems find a way to stop him.
Fitna says
*most likely…
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Absolutely not! Nikki Haley is a neocon, and what’s worse, in 2016, she gave a speech where she virtually equated Trump w/ Dylan Roof, the Charleston church murderer. Other thing she does which is really cringey is play the woman card while running, talking about her sharp heels. Somebody in her campaign should tell her that the GOP is not the identity politics party
Vivek, by contrast, almost never mentions that he’s Indian-American, although he does mention that he’s Hindu when discussing faith. His only “identity” card has been being the first millennial to run (although I consider him a Gen-X’er, since he was born in 1985)
marc says
He really must be pretty dumb, the aid does not come with a huge benefit, its mostly spent on US arms, which are tested on the ground and feedback given, and the intelligence from Israel the US gets in return has a value to.
John1 says
What does he say about the 1.3 billion Egypt gets every year from US taxpayers? (The money should be given to the Copts to repair churches blown up by ‘peaceful loving’ Egyptian Muslims.). What about Iran?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I didn’t watch the Russell Brand interview, but I don’t think he was asked
Nick says
Americans should not be ruled by Hindus just like you would not like india ruled by Christians.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
ONE Hindu becoming president is not America being ruled by Hindus. Similarly, if only ONE Christian was elected India’s prime minister, that wouldn’t be an issue. It would be an issue if a Christian party were to come to power in India, or a Hindu party in the US. The latter doesn’t exist, and in India, only 3-4 states have openly Christian parties
Bexarkat says
Is this necessarily a “bad thing?” Caroline Glick writes that Israel must become more self-sufficient so that those people in power have a leverage and sway in dictating Israel’s internal policy, as some thing they do, for example the current President. I think the U.S. can still contribute heavily in Israel’s technology and start-ups in lieu of “aid” packages.
Wellington says
Ramaswamy on domestic matters often makes a lot of sense but when he opines about foreign affairs he quickly goes downhill. His statement on Taiwan, to the effect that we need to support it until we bring industries that moved there back to America, also has shown his naivety. In foreign matters he plays cards which he doesn’t need to play and I want the American President to be a shrewd poker player.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
So Wellington, do you think we should send American troops to defend Taiwan? How many Americans do you think would react kindly to the idea of their relatives being sent there? I am sympathetic to Taiwan, but I think Vivek is where the majority is when it comes to the question of how to best protect Taiwan
His idea of arming Taiwan to the teeth over the next 4 years – having a 2nd Amendment armed populace there in every home – will do more to protect Taiwan than tough talk from neocons. Also, in the run up to 2028, he did suggest blockading China’s energy supply lines in the Straits of Malacca. There is a good alliance in the region of Australia, India, Japan & the US, and allied w/ that are other countries in the region – Taiwan itself, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines,…. He does have the pieces needed to protect Taiwan w/o committing our troops there
Wellington says
All I meant, Infidel, on this particular matter of Taiwan is that Ramaswamy didn’t have to say what he said. It’s not a matter of confirming that we will send troops to protect Taiwan but neither should it be a matter of when Taiwan won’t any longer matter to us and it’s on its own—ditto for Israel btw. .
Sometimes being silent is the best option. When you’re playing big-time poker keep your adversaries guessing and hold your playing hand close. Ramaswamy sometimes gives away too much in the area of foreign affairs. Understand, I like him but he needs to know more than he has to date when to be silent or ambiguous in a Machiavellian kind of way.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I’m not sure that being silent is any more an option. In the past, we followed something called “strategic ambiguity”, and one can have differing opinions on what sort of messages it sent Beijing. But recently, you had Blinken state that the US is committed to a “one-China policy”, which had never been our policy: that’s what “strategic ambiguity” was about.
So already the current administration has signaled that Taiwan is a part of China (that’s only one of 2 ways to conclude that there is “one China”, the other way being a non-starter since the ruling party in Taiwan – the DPP – no longer considers Taiwan to be “Republic of China” but rather a separate, independent country).
So any GOP candidate can either endorse that stance, which is official US policy, or come out w/ a clear statement of what would happen: “ambiguity” is no longer an option, since Blinken has destroyed it. Even before Blinken’s inane statement, it was debatable how wise such a stance was in the first place: I have seen Gordon Chang argue strongly against it
On Israel, he does have to recognize that they have other enemies, like Iran, Turkey, Palis, even Jordan. Maybe he’ll get better briefed on Israel by whoever is advising him, or working w/ him
OM PRAKASH SHARMA says
The only worthy politician for contest of POTUS is Tulsi Gabbard which every American has written off because Hinduphobia or Hindumesia
Wellington says
Tulsi Gabbard is indeed a very impressive person and I would infinitely prefer her as President to the wretched man now occupying that office, but you err grievously when you assert that she has been written off by “every American” because she is a Hindu. The vast majority of Americans don’t know she is a Hindu and those who do (like myself and several others I have spoken with and who admire her) don’t give a damn that she is a Hindu, Hinduism being a very subtle religion, just about the oldest in the world, and worthy of much respect, contra Islam.
Reconsider. That is if you are able.
somehistory says
Does Ms. Gabbard meet the Constitutional requirements for being president?
I believe that would matter more to the voter than a religion which many may know little about. After all, many voted for the slime bo….mozlum through and through …twice. How much about islam did they know? Or care to know? even though he came slithering along after 9/11
tgusa says
Yes somehistory. Tulsi does meet the Constitutional requirements to become President.
Section 1 of Article Two of the United States Constitution
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President.
Whether you like his platform or not Vivek is not a natural born citizen. Personally, for the most part I like the guy. Ramaswamy’s parents immigrated from India to the USA about the year 1983. It takes at least five 5 years to become a naturalized United States Citizen. Democrats would probably ignore that provision for a person running from their side but if anyone thinks dems wont viciously attack him over that in a court of law and the court of pubic opinion they are sadly mistaken
Sorry Vivek, perhaps one of your siblings could become President.
somehistory says
Thanks, tgusa. I had read somewhere that she did not as she was not born a citizen.
I am still of the opinion that bo was born in Africa as his grandmother said…with all of the evidence presented by various people.
I don’t know a lot about the current crop of people, but it seems the law has not been followed for some time.
tgusa says
Obama Sr. was a Kenyan senior governmental economist and the father of Barack Obama. A senior governmental economist. He was selected for a special program to attend college in the United States. Not a naturalized American citizen. But as I said, Democrats would probably (will) ignore that provision for a person running from their side.
somehistory says
Yes, that is the way it is…certain ones don’t have to be law-abiding to get into office and make taxpayers fund their criminal life.
The other side, may be squeaky clean, or nearly so, but are skewered.
tgusa says
Tulsi’s Constitutional requirements to become President are one of the most complicated ones I have ever heard of.
Gabbard was born on April 12, 1981, in Leloaloa, Maʻopūtasi County, on American Samoa’s main island of Tutuila. American Samoa is the only U.S. territory where residents have no birthright claim to citizenship. Her mother was born in Indiana. Her father Mike Gabbard was born on January 15, 1948, in Fagatogo, American Samoa. Mike Gabbard was a U.S. citizen from birth because of his dad’s U.S citizenship.
So yes, I believe when all is said and done Tulsi is Constitutionally qualified.
tgusa says
Check out Tulsi’s dads bio. Quite interesting. From non partisan to republican to democrat elected representative. If you read in to it you will see that he was infiltrating the opposing side before infiltrating the opposing side became a thing. He thought, correctly, there was where he could do the most for his side. Pretty clever and ahead of his time he was. Tulsi no doubt grew up with and learned American values better than most of the clowns we see running for nothing right now.
Wellington says
No, tgusa, you are wrong. Whatever you think about Ramaswamy he is most definitely an American citizen. He was born on August 9th, 1985 in Cincinnati, Ohio. By any measurable Constitutional or other legal standard this makes him an American citizen.
No wiggle room here. None.
tgusa says
I know he is an American citizen just not natural born. Ramaswamy’s parents immigrated from India to the USA about the year 1983. It takes at least five 5 years to become a naturalized United States Citizen.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Om Prakash
Vivek is doing strongest among America First/Trump/MAGA voters, very few of whom are Hindu. He has been well received by the likes of Glenn Beck and others, and none of them have any issues w/ him being Hindu. Very few people have reacted to him like Abby Johnson has. Already, there have been some polls showing him beating DeSantis and running second only to Trump.
Had there been Hinduphobia/”Hindumesia” on the GOP side in the US (I agree that it’s there, but it’s on the Dem side, and that too from HINOs like Pramilla Jayapal, Kshama Sawant, Ro Khanna, et al!), Vivek would be doing as poorly on the GOP side as Tulsi did on the Dem side 3 years ago
tgusa says
Vivek is not disqualified for the role of Vice President. But it does create a potential problem. What if something happens to the President and the VP is not a natural born citizen?
Nick says
Stop playing victim like the muslims
࿗Infidel࿘ says
So “Nick”
What do you think about SB-403 in California, which plans to assume Hindus guilty of casteism to root it out, especially in employment or education? How about Christian tribes in North East India conducting a genocidal campaign against the few Hindus there?
Transmaster says
That ends whatever support I had for Ramaswamy. Tulsi Gabbard a American Samoan. Hinduism is indeed the oldest practised religion. There are Hindu temples in South India that were in use when the Egyptian Pyramids were being built.
Nick says
Lies. Monotheism is the original religion
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Keep telling yourself that
Wellington says
Both funny and accurate, Infidel. Even Judaism in its first two stages, i.e., the pre-Mosaic and Mosaic stages, some 1900-750 BC, was not monotheistic. It’s only in the Prophetic stage, c. 750-500 BC, that Judaism became completely monotheistic. Hinduism, as I know you know, predates this monotheism somewhere in the range of 7 to 10 centuries.
somehistory says
There is no way to prove, if one does not accept the Bible that “in the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
The Bible says God, not ‘gods,’ although in later verses, it does say, “there are many gods and many lords.”
I believe the Bible, and therefore, believe that there was One God before mankind constructed idols and the belief in multiple gods.
The Bible also says He is the True and Almighty God.
But, people are free to believe what they want as far as man does not have the Right or Authority to make others agree.
The problems arise and grow when one is elected to office and does not follow the rule that “all are created equal” and are supposed to get equal treatment and due process under the Law.
We all saw how bo helped his fellow mozlums, promoted them, appointed them and brought hordes of them into the country from where they were persecuting others; the others whom bo would not allow to come in.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Vivek Ramaswamy is not a politician, and he said right upfront that he’d say things that are not popular, but that he’d rather speak his mind rather than wonder which way the wind blows. So far, I have seen no reason to doubt it
His statement on Israel reveals this. IMO, the right approach to that question would be to say that he would first end all aid given to American’s enemies, as well as those who usually vote against us in the UN. Once that is done, then look at the aid that’s being given to Israel, & see if it can be renegotiated. Hopefully, that is done parallel to slashing huge percentages of the federal budget, be it on education, healthcare, energy & so on
I do disagree w/ one of the solutions he laid out about Israel, though. He suggested that Israel go into Abraham Accords 2 w/ Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar & Indonesia. Saudi Arabia & Oman agreed, Indonesia – worth exploring although Abraham Accords is more of an Arab trend and Indonesia, while muslim, doesn’t quite follow an Arab cultural blend. But suggesting Qatar in that list revealed his ignorance of foreign policy in the region: Qatar & Kuwait have been pretty obdurately anti-Israel, and Qatar has been the one Gulf country bankrolling the Muslim Brotherhood, and all resultant jihadist organizations. He should know better than to expect such things from Qatar, and while he’s brushing up on foreign policy, he should know to recognize Qatar and Turkey as adversaries, not allies
tgusa says
The Cold war produced adversaries and allies. When it ended and in the years afterward there was no consideration on realignment. Some allies from back then are not really allies, some adversaries from back then are not really adversaries. Its a bit of a mess today but dont look to DC to resolve it. That would require too much thinking. Above their pay grade and all that.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I don’t expect it from DC. But since Vivek has been pretty insightful about Ukraine, the Sino-Russian alliance and Taiwan, I did expect better from him on this one. Maybe he’ll hone his stances on Israel, and India as well!
tgusa says
As Poet Alexander Pope wrote in his 1732 work “An Essay on Man: Epistle I”.
“Hope Springs Eternal”
tgusa says
With all that is going on in the world, all the trouble, mostly everywhere. In domestic and foreign policy I think in these terms. Who would attack me, who might attack me, who wont attack me? So from there, I believe, we should go. As an American, I dont look first to who are my allies in whatever it is? Allies are fine in certain circumstances. Those allies come under the heading of, who wont, depending.
OLD GUY says
What is really bad American tax dollars support both sides in most foreign affair deals around the world. We need to reevaluate our entire program of foreign aid, we can’t support everyone. Our support should go to countries like Israel and other democracies not dictatorships.