Former Iowa Rep. Steve King endorses Vivek Ramaswamy

Steve King, a controversial nine-term former Republican representative from Iowa, endorsed Indian American biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy for president in his home state on Tuesday.

“Today, I heartily endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for President. He is wicked smart and as principled. Vivek knows and understands the Constitution and will refurbish the Pillars of American Exceptionalism,” he posted on X.

“Vivek Ramaswamy is going to shock the world at the Iowa caucus because he is the only candidate in this race who’s had the courage to oppose the CO2 pipelines here in Iowa, to publicly oppose the climate change cult, to commit to pardon peaceful Jan 6 protestors on day 1, and to end birthright citizenship for kids of illegals in this country,” King stated.

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“If you want someone who is going to take on the deep state and speak truth to power, then vote for someone who is going to speak the truth to YOU,” he added.

The endorsement of the Indian American president aspirant, to be announced at Tanglewood Hills Pavilion in Bettendorf, came as Ramaswamy barnstorms the state. His campaign said he is the first candidate in presidential history to visit the state’s 99 counties twice in a single year.

“Most people are sheep when it comes to making endorsements, but Steve doesn’t do what he’s ‘supposed to.’ He votes his conscience and that’s why I respect him. Steve King was America First before it was cool. The likes of Steve King and Pat Buchanan were the OGs,” Ramaswamy stated.

“We’ve found common cause on countless issues where other Republicans are too afraid to speak up — opposing the CO2 Pipelines here in Iowa, ending birthright citizenship, making English the national language, or shutting down the deep state. I expect we’ll make Steve look prescient on Jan 15,” he added.

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King, who hails from the state’s most conservative pocket in Iowa’s northwest corner, lost his reelection bid in 2020 when he was defeated by then-state Sen. Randy Feenstra.

Ramaswamy, too, has dabbled at the fringes and skirted conspiracies, such as calling Jan 6 an “inside job,” according to Politico.

At the December Republican presidential debate, he said that the so-called Great Replacement Theory, which holds that Democrats are making it possible for immigrants and minorities to supplant white voters, “is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory, but a basic statement of the Democratic Party’s platform.”

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