A 20-year-old clip of Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy asking Democratic presidential candidate the Rev. Al Shapton why he should vote for her given her lack of “political experience” has resurfaced on social media.
Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old political novice whose candidacy has been attacked by some of his rivals in 2024 for his policy greenness, even shared the clip on Monday in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, and joked “funny how the schedule has change.”
“Your Highness, Hello. I’m Vivek and I want to ask you, last week on the show we had a Senator [John] Kerry, and this week and the week before, we have Senators [John] Edwards. And my question to you is, of all the Democratic candidates out there, why should I vote for the one with the least political experience?” Ramaswamy, then a student at Harvard University, asked Sharpton during an October 27, 2003 town hall moderated by former MSNBC host Chris Matthews.
I’ll give the 18-year-old version of me a round of applause for uttering the most sensible words to ever come out of that man’s mouth. 20 years later, it’s funny how the tables have turned. ? pic.twitter.com/PfehQRXSvz
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRAmaswamy) August 29, 2023
“Well, you shouldn’t, because I have the most political experience,” Sharpton responded, drawing laughter and applause from the student audience.
“Don’t confuse people with jobs with political experience,” added the civil rights activist.
Ramaswamy, who was 18 at the time of his televised meeting with Sharpton, appeared satisfied with the Democratic president’s lengthy response, smiling and nodding his head as the crowd applauded.
Vivek Ramaswamy asked Democratic presidential candidate Rev. Al Shapton on why he should vote for her given her lack of “political experience.”MSNBC
“I’ll give the 18-year-old version of me a pat on the back for saying the most sensible words to ever come out of that man’s mouth. 20 years later, it’s funny how things have changed,” Ramaswamy wrote in his tweet Monday, including a laughing emoji.
Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley blasted Ramaswamy’s lack of experience during the first GOP debate last week after accusing the entrepreneur and author of supporting foreign enemies and wanting to abandon US allies.
“You have no foreign policy experience and it shows,” Haley said in an attack directed at Ramasamy.
Vivek Ramaswamy also shared the clip on X, and said, “funny how things turn out.” MSNBC
Former Vice President Mike Pence also questioned Ramaswamy’s actions on several points during the Milwaukee forum.
“You get people at this level who won’t talk about issues like Social Security and Medicare. I mean, Vivek, you recently said a president can’t do everything,” Pence said. “Well, I’ve got news for you, Vivek — I’ve been in the hallways, I’ve been in the West Wing. A president in the United States has to deal with every crisis America faces.”
“Joe Biden has weakened this country at home and abroad. Now is not the time for on-the-job training,” the former vice president argued in another tirade aimed at the political newcomer.
Vivek Ramaswamy was blasted by former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, calling out the presidential candidate for his lack of experience during the first GOP debate last week. Reuters
“We don’t need to bring in new players,” he added. “We don’t need to bring in inexperienced people.”
Ramaswamy polled at 7.5% nationally, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average, which placed him third in the GOP primary race, behind former President Donald Trump (53%) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (13%).
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