As I reported while covering the most recent Republican debate, things were pretty boring, with the exception of Vivek Ramaswamy lighting up the two moderators from NBC News, which covered the Russian collusion hoax for years. Ramaswamy said that Joe Rogan and Elon Musk should have been hosting the debate as it would have had a lot more viewers.
I also reported recently that the media got the vapors from Donald Trump calling his political opponents "vermin" at a New Hampshire rally. "We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country," he told the crowd.
If you search Google, you'll find the headlines covering that one word. NPR: "Why Trump's authoritarian language about 'vermin' matters." The Washington Post: "Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini." Reuters: "Biden says Trump echoed Nazis with use of word 'vermin'." Axios: "Trump's 'vermin' speech again draws scrutiny to extreme rhetoric." The New Republic: "It’s Official: With 'Vermin,' Trump Is Now Using Straight-up Nazi Talk."
I've said before I'm rooting for Ron DeSantis, but he's not looking likely, and the "vermin" comment, along with the reports that Trump's would be a "revenge presidency," only make me want to vote for him more.
Nikki Haley distanced herself from the remark, but Vivek Ramaswamy took to CNN and gave his reaction, along with a few other opinions.
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That producer in her ear must be going nuts.
— Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) November 18, 2023
Vivek decimated her, and she can't even pull out the racism card against him. pic.twitter.com/oQvuX28aqf
Savage
— WiscoTrucker (@WiscoTrucker) November 18, 2023
I think the term vermin is actually correct. pic.twitter.com/nYpFE9a4rA
— therealPJ star✝️✡️🥃🇺🇸🏈 (@PJGBRHusker) November 18, 2023
The greatest take down ever- every candidate should watch that, study that, apply that. Won’t be long before communist MSM has to change their ways. The best part is the Democrat audience got to hear it and maybe just maybe a few of them agreed with Vivek.
— Lobo (@davec260) November 18, 2023
Corporate journalists are the enemy of the American people.
— Ddubz (@Dvdubbz) November 18, 2023
Took it to the cleaners and hung out to dry - she gonna need some electrolytes after that take down
— Think_sense_now (@think_sense_now) November 18, 2023
That was not the response she was looking for. I seriously doubt we'll be looking at a President Ramaswamy, but he reminds of us journalists like Jim Acosta writing what a "dangerous" time it was to be a journalist during the Trump administration. Bring back mean tweets.
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