Some like it not so hot.
Although Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy touts himself as a politician who can take the heat, some describe him as a man obsessed with temperature — who demands his office be kept at 64 degrees or lower.
Ramaswamy, a biotech executive, allegedly ordered the thermostats at his firms Roivant Sciences and Strive Asset Management to be kept at temperatures so cold that employees had to use space heaters at their desks, former employees told Business Insider.
Employees claim that along with space heaters, they will wear their “Roivant-branded Patagonia fleeces” to avoid cold temperatures in the office.
“Yes, Vivek likes the cold,” a campaign spokesperson confirmed.
The “anti-Woke CEO” has such a need to bask in a cool environment that he even hires three Army Rangers whose main duties, along with serving as bodyguards, allegedly include arriving at his hotel room early to ensure they are at ” sufficient temperature” before he entered.
Vivek Ramaswamy has been described as a man who is fixated on staying calm — in his office.
While former employees and associates claim that coolness is at the top of Ramaswamy’s priorities when it comes to behaving himself, they say he is ironically hot-tempered and quick to lose his temper when his demands are not met.
One former employee also said he lashed out at a meeting when a co-worker brought up the idea of allowing workers to leave early on summer Fridays.
“He completely lost his temper and ranted about summer Fridays and how dare anyone ask about that,” one former staffer told Insider.
The GOP presidential candidate allegedly ordered the thermostat at his firm Roivant Sciences and Strive Asset Management to be kept at 64 degrees.Getty Images/iStockphoto
Another person who worked closely with him claimed that Ramaswamy was also very particular about his food, including a request for a cottage cheese dish to be prepared at his table every morning.
The former associate claimed that Ramasway also seemed to enjoy bossing people around with personal orders, such as when he allegedly insisted his aides serve him on a plate.
“He thought people were put on this earth to serve him,” the colleague said.
A former colleague claimed Ramaswamy “thought people were put on this earth to serve him.” AP
A spokesperson for Ramaswamy’s campaign denied that characterization, describing the entrepreneur as a hard-working leader who believes that people are not meant to serve him, but “to serve whatever mission they have signed up for.”
While his former employees and colleagues claimed the candidate got whatever he wanted, the biotech CEO was unsuccessful last month when rapper Eminem sent a cease-and-desist letter to stop using his songs on the campaign trail.
Ramaswamy is currently battling for third place in the GOP poll with former diplomat Nikki Haley and former Vice President Mike Pence, with former President Donald Trump leading and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in second place.
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