‘You are an Indian’: Conservative US author tells why she wouldn’t have voted for Vivek Ramaswamy

New Delhi: A conservative commentator told Vivek Ramaswamy, the Indian-American Republican leader who suspended his US presidential campaign in January, that she wouldn’t have voted for him him because he is an Indian.

During an episode of Ramaswamy’s “Truth” podcast, American author Ann Coulter expressed that while she aligned with many of the millionaire entrepreneur’s views more than those of other candidates, she stated that she wouldn’t have supported him due to his Indian heritage.

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.@AnnCoulter told me flat-out to my face that she couldn’t vote for me “because you’re an Indian,” even though she agreed with me more than most other candidates. I disagree with her but respect she had the guts to speak her mind. It was a riveting hour. The TRUTH podcast is back https://t.co/neVjKSs6e9

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) May 8, 2024

Ramaswamy, whose parents emigrated from India, listened to Coulter’s racist remarks politely and later praised her for “having the guts to speak her mind.”

‘Respect she had the guts to speak her mind’

“Ann Coulter told me flat-out to my face that she couldn’t vote for me ‘because you’re an Indian,’ even though she agreed with me more than most other candidates. I disagree with her but respect she had the guts to speak her mind. It was a riveting hour. The TRUTH podcast is back,” Ramaswamy said in a post on X.

From the beginning of the podcast, Coulter went on to take swipes at Ramaswamy and said, “Fantastic opening monologue. I too am a fan of yours. I am going to make a point to make it fun. You’re so bright and articulate. I guess I can call you articulate since you’re not an American black – can’t say that about them, it’s derogatory – I agree with many, many things you say probably more than most other candidates. But I still would not have voted for you because you’re an Indian.”

‘Core national Indian’

She proceeded to defend her opinion and said, “There is a core national identity that is the identity of the WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant)…And that doesn’t mean we can’t take anyone else in ― a Sri Lankan or a Japanese, or an Indian. But the core around which the nation’s values are formed is the WASP.”