Liberal Plant Attempts to Attack Ramaswamy’s Success, Vivek Claps Back [WATCH]

Vivek Ramaswamy defended his business career and personal wealth during an Ohio town hall after a man he described as a possible political “plant” challenged him over his record in the pharmaceutical industry.

The exchange began when the man confronted Ramaswamy with a pointed question about whether Ohio voters could trust him.

“How can Ohioans trust a jet-setting billionaire who promoted a failed Alzheimer’s drug to govern in their best interest?” the man asked.

Ramaswamy responded by saying he welcomed the question and wanted his campaign events conducted publicly.

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“Thank you. I appreciate it. You look like a plant, so I wanted to make sure I gave you a question,” Ramaswamy said.

He then used the exchange to argue that candidates seeking to lead Ohio should be willing to answer difficult questions publicly and challenged his opponent to participate in a debate.

“We welcome transparency. We welcome every one of our events actually being recorded as it’s being done today, so the public can actually see how we would lead the state,” Ramaswamy said.

“Because I think I owe it to you, if I’m asking you to put me in a position to lead this state, I owe it to you to answer to you, the voters.”

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Ramaswamy said his opponent had repeatedly declined to debate and characterized a debate as part of the “job interview” for governor.

He also joked about invitations from CNN and NBC while explaining his willingness to face questions in different settings.

“And and I know there were these two right-wing networks that invited us, okay, CNN and NBC, okay?” Ramaswamy said.

He said his advisers had recommended against accepting those invitations, but he disagreed because he wanted voters to see him answering questions directly.

“And so we’ll take any question, including ones that are based on really, I would say defamatory, libelous lies,” Ramaswamy said.

“That’s okay, you go into politics, that’s what you take.”

Ramaswamy then addressed the criticism of his wealth. He acknowledged being a billionaire but rejected the idea that he inherited his financial position.

“Well, well, the truth is, yes, I am. But I wasn’t born one,” Ramaswamy said.

His wife, Apoorva, briefly offered to answer the question before Ramaswamy continued explaining his background.

“I was not born a billionaire. I was not born a millionaire. I was not born an anything-aire. I was born an heir to nothing and achieved what I have because I was able to build successful businesses, including ones that developed life-saving therapies for patients who needed them,” Ramaswamy said.

He pointed to a therapy developed by his company for congenital athymia, describing a recent meeting with a Cincinnati mother whose son received the treatment.

According to Ramaswamy, children diagnosed with the disease previously faced a fatal prognosis by age three, while the therapy developed by his company resulted in 70% living lives of normal duration.

Ramaswamy also cited a prostate cancer drug used by a man in Strongsville named Frank King, whom he said he met following another event.

“His name was Frank King, who said the drug is saving his life today as we speak,” Ramaswamy said.

“I’m proud of that. That’s the way American innovation and enterprise is supposed to work.”

Ramaswamy rejected the suggestion that his financial success was something for which he should apologize.

Instead, he said his objective is to make similar opportunities available to Ohio families.

“I don’t believe it’s my job to apologize for that success,” Ramaswamy said.

“What I want to do is to create a state where every kid in this state can go on to achieve that success.”

He also accused his opponent of spreading false claims about him and his family but said he did not want to portray himself as a victim.

“We’re not victims; we’re victors. We don’t whine, sir, we win,” Ramaswamy said.

Ramaswamy concluded by tying his own business success to his vision of the American dream and saying he wants Ohio children to have opportunities to build successful futures through their own work.

“And I want every kid in this state to have the chance to achieve that same American dream and success that we have enjoyed as a family,” Ramaswamy said.

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