Aug 28 – Following the first Republican primary debate, Indian-American candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stated that if he wins the presidential election in 2024, he would like to have Elon Musk as an advisor.
Ramaswamy stated that he wanted to bring in people with “a blank fresh impression” after a voter at an Iowa town hall last week asked the 38-year-old entrepreneur where he would seek advise if elected, according to The Hill, citing NBC News.
“I’ve enjoyed getting to know better, Elon Musk recently, I expect him to be an interesting adviser of mine because he laid off 75 per cent of the employees at Twitter,” Ramaswamy said.
Ramaswamy has previously praised Musk’s management of X, formerly Twitter, stating that he would run the government in the same manner as Musk operates the social media firm.
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“What he did at Twitter is a good example of what I want to do with the administrative state,” Ramaswamy said last week during an interview with Fox News.
“Remove 75% of the dead weight cost, and improve the actual experience of what it’s supposed to do.” “He put an X through Twitter, I’ll put a big X through the administrative state,” he added, adding, “So, that’s where I’m at with Elon on common tactics.”
Musk, who previously backed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ White House quest, termed Ramaswamy “increasingly compelling” as the Indian-American faced his first political debate in Wisconsin to determine the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential contender.
The software billionaire also labelled Ramaswamy a “very promising candidate,” pointing to Ramaswamy’s discussion with talk show host Tucker Carlson.
Ramaswamy feels it is time for a “outsider” in the White House in 2024, and is nearly tied for second place in polls with DeSantis, beating fellow Indian-American Nikki Haley and former Vice President Mike Pence.
According to a Yahoo News/YouGov poll released last week, DeSantis is in second place in the Republican primary with 12% support, only four points ahead of Ramaswamy.
Ramaswamy, who is worth more than $950 million, donated more than $450,000 in the first hour after the Republican debate, with an average gift of $38.
According to Fox News, he was the most Googled Republican candidate, followed by Haley.
