Vivek Ramaswamy, a candidate for the presidential nomination from the Republican Party of the USA, who is in the top three in terms of popularity among Republican supporters, promises to recognize the Russian occupation of Ukraine and block its path to NATO if elected president.

Sorry for the headline. I don’t know why they don’t just say it’s Vivek Ramaswamy.

To that end, I will accept Russian control of the occupied territories and pledge to block Ukraine’s candidacy for NATO in exchange for Russia exiting its military alliance with China. I will end sanctions and bring Russia back into the world market. In this way, I will elevate Russia as a strategic check on China’s designs in East Asia.

    • phoenixdigita1@kbin.social
      58·
      1 year ago

      I was watching a review of the GOP debates by some US political junkies just last week and one of the hosts said that Vivek knows he doesn’t have a chance but is using this presidential run to get exposure for his planned foray into right wing talk show host. Something like Tucker or Alex Jones.

      Great bang for your buck with free news media advertising by pretending to run for president and saying crazy stuff.

      After hearing he wanted to start his own right wing talk show his character and mannerisms made so much more sense.

      Apologies for the facebook link (They start talking about him around the 14 min mark and the comment on his talk show plans is at 20 mins)
      https://www.facebook.com/abcplanetamerica/videos/3482537835297757

        • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
          10·
          1 year ago

          Chances are he doesn’t even believe the nonsense coming out of his own mouth, but society rewards these people with riches beyond their wildest imagination so they keep doing it.

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        I was watching a review of the GOP debates by some US political junkies just last week and one of the hosts said that Vivek knows he doesn’t have a chance but is using this presidential run to get exposure for his planned foray into right wing talk show host. Something like Tucker or Alex Jones.

        or he wants to be VP.

      • demonquark@lemmy.ml
        7·
        1 year ago

        Dude is worth like a billion dollars. Why would he want to be talk show host?

        Besides that the fact that running for pres, can theoretically be used as a springboard into conservative media, what was their argument?

        • RedAggroBest@lemmy.world
          10·
          1 year ago

          What reason other than ego is needed by the wealthy? They don’t need to consider pros/cons like the rest of us do. You see the kind of following right wing talk show types build? I could very much see someone wanting that just because they can do it.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
        4·
        1 year ago

        There’s a lot of competition. I mean he’s meek, so it isn’t always clear, but Mike Pence is fucking nuts.

    • CheeseNoodle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Its basically the exact same method movie theatres use to sell overpriced popcorn…
      Not sure what that says about people but probably nothing good.