Vivek Ramaswamy has a natural gift for handling his critics.
As the nation's first millennial to run for president, Ramaswamy often spread disrupters of his detractors by giving them the microphone and encouraging them to voice their concerns. It was an effective tactic seen by many as a breath of fresh air in an era of toxic political campaigns.
On Wednesday, that kind spirit was tested once again by Ann Coulter, who told the Republican she wouldn't vote for him because he's “an Indian.”
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A guest on Ramaswamy's “The Truth Podcast,” Coulter began by praising her host's “fantastic monologue.”
“I'm a fan of yours, too, so I'm going to make it a point to disagree with you for the fun of it,” Coulter said. “You're so bright and articulate, and I guess I can call you articulate since you're not a black American.”
“I can't say that about them,” he added. “That's derogatory.”
“I agreed with many, many things you said during, in fact, probably more than most of the other candidates when you were running for president,” Coulter continued, “but I still wouldn't have voted for you because you're Indian “.
“We'll get back to it,” he promised. “It's directly related to what you just talked about.”
If he expected a reaction, he was denied.
Ramaswamy put on a poker face and patiently allowed him to explain.
“There is a core national identity which is the WASP identity and that doesn't mean we can't accept anyone else, a Sri Lankan, a Japanese or an Indian, but the core around which the values of the nation. formed is the WASP,” Coulter said.
“We've never had a president who didn't have at least partial English ancestry. Never,” he affirmed. “We've only had a Catholic president [sic]. There was only one Catholic signatory to the Declaration of Independence. They were all not only Protestant, but almost Presbyterian.”
When Coulter finished making her point, Ramaswamy sought common ground, arguing that both would agree that American citizenship is about “loyalty” and both are against dual citizenship.
That established, Ramaswamy asked, “is on this axis of citizenship, what does ethnicity have to do with the matter?”
“You've got the seventh-generation WASP descendant of a rich guy on the Upper East Side of Brooklyn who pretends to hate this country because it's cool, versus someone who came here because he's the child of immigrants but pledges loyalty . to this country,” he said.
The hour-long discussion was “redeemed,” Ramaswamy later said he wrote to X
“[Ann Coulter] She told me to my face that she couldn't vote for me 'cause you're Indian, even though she agreed with me more than most of the other candidates,” she wrote. “I don't agree with her, but respect, he had the courage to speak his mind. It was a fascinating hour.”
“Vivek kept his composure and worked to find common ground with Coulter,” noted one impressed user on X. “Masterclass in being inoffensive.”
Vivek kept his composure and worked to find common ground with Coulter.
Masterclass in how to be harmless.
— Nomad News (@The_Nomad_News) May 8, 2024
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