Bitten By a WASP: Right Wing Shrew Ann Coulter Tells Vivek Ramaswamy She Wouldn’t Have Voted for Him Because He’s ‘Indian’
- Despite telling this to his face, the former GOP presidential candidate praises the conservative lightening rod for “speaking her mind.”
Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy commended conservative social and political commentator Ann Coulter for speaking her mind. During a conversation on Ramaswamy’s ‘Truth Podcast,” Coulter told him that she wouldn’t have voted for him because he’s an Indian.
Ramaswamy began the hour-long episode on the “N Word: Nationalism, “describing his guest as “somebody I’ve been fascinated by for a long time.” Coulter returned the favor saying, “I too am a fan of yours, though I’m going to make a point of disagreeing with you so that it will be fun,” she said. “You are so bright and articulate—and I guess I can call you articulate since you’re not an American Black, can’t say that about them, that’s derogatory.”
Coulter elaborated on her reasons for not voting for her host. “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, a Japanese, or an Indian—but the core around which the nation’s values are formed is the WASP,” she explained.
“We’ve never had a president who didn’t have at least partial English ancestry, never,” she continued. “We’ve only had one Catholic president,” she added, forgetting to mention either President Joe Biden or John F. Kennedy. “There was only one Catholic signatory to the Declaration of Independence. They were all not only protestants but pretty much Presbyterian.”
Ramaswamy appeared unruffled by her remarks and noted that they shared opposition to dual citizenship, asserting that a child of immigrants would have greater loyalty to the country than disgruntled seventh-generation WASPs.
Sharing the episode on X, Ramaswamy reiterated that he disagreed with what Coulter said, but nevertheless commended her for saying it.
In an email, Ramaswamy shared the return of his podcast and the episode with Coulter. “I took a hiatus after the campaign, and now I’m back in full force,” he said. “We need to revive the conversations that most people are too afraid to have anymore. Raw yet respectful. Principled yet open-minded. If you want to hear standard conservative talking points, the TRUTH podcast isn’t for you. But if you want to challenge yourself, this is a great place to start.”
Earlier, while announcing the podcast, he mentioned the discussion between the two. ‘Ann Coulter challenged me. I challenged her. This episode will challenge you. You’re not going to want to miss it,’ he posted on X.
The exchange between the two got a mixed response on social media. Many were critical of Ramaswamy’s praise of Coulter despite her blatant racism.
An X user named “FactChaser” noted that the Indian American, who “once claimed that racism no longer exists only to have Republican / Conservative commentator Ann Coulter tell him to his face that she wouldn’t vote for him because he’s Indian.”
Another user — “San” — called out Coulter for being a “racist,” but called Ramaswamy “a bigot who enjoys laughing at Ann’s racist remarks about Black people. Vivek is the type of guy who would identify as a redneck, He’s so naïve, he didn’t realize how savagely Ann was hitting him,:
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) also chimed in. “I wasn’t surprised that Ann Coulter made a racist statement about Vivek,” he wrote. “What surprised me is the weakness and lack of self-respect of @VivekGRamaswamy. He’s actually promoting this episode and praising the person who spewed raw racism to his face. I feel sorry for Vivek.”
Some X users like Art Candy and Surf Balakrishnan stood up for Ramaswamy. “Ann Coulter is desperately trying to stay relevant as the most hateful and bigoted Republican woman in a pool of so many candidates,” read the post. “I can’t believe I’m sticking up for Vivek Ramaswamy, either, but she’s absolutely vile.”
Balakrishnan lauded Ramaswamy his “response and temperament,” to Coulter’s remarks, and described it as “a masterclass on how to have a conversation.”
Ramaswamy suspended his presidential campaign in January and endorsed Trump. The 38-year-old entrepreneur announced in Des Moines on Jan. 15 after a disappointing fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. He entered the 2024 race with no prior political experience. Founder of the biotech firm Roivant Sciences and author of the book “Woke Inc., he funded most of his campaign from his fortunes.
