US Vice President JD Vance has officially backed Indian-American entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor of Ohio. Vance delivered the endorsement during a speech on Friday at the Cleveland-Cliffs steel plant in Middletown, Ohio.
Calling Ramaswamy a “friend” and a “great candidate,” Vance predicted that the fellow Republican would become the state’s next chief executive as he invited him to acknowledge the audience.
Highlights from the Event
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Lighthearted Anecdote: Vance shared a story about bringing his six-year-old son—who is also named Vivek—to a polling station during the primary elections. He joked about an online meme created using artificial intelligence that depicted him walking to the polling location hand-in-hand with Ramaswamy instead of his son, adding, “When your name is on the ballot, nobody needs to make you go vote.”
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Manufacturing Focus: The endorsement took place alongside an announcement by Cleveland-Cliffs of a $1 billion investment in its Middletown operations. Vance highlighted his personal connection to the facility, noting his grandfather worked there as a welder for nearly four decades when it was Armco Steel.
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Policy Remarks: Vance framed the administration’s broader agenda around revitalizing American manufacturing, protecting domestic jobs, and prioritizing local workers over foreign labor.
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