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Vivek Ramaswamy denies backing Bernie Sanders COVID mask bill he once touted as 'sensible'by Gabe Kaminsky, Investigative ReporterAugust 18, 2023 12:46 PMRepublican 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy recently alleged he never supported a Sen. Bernie Sanders-led COVID-19 proposal on masking despite praising it at the time as "sensible," records show.In an Aug. 1 recorded spaces conversation on X, formerly known as Twitter, Ramaswamy said around the 20-minute mark, "No," when asked by commentator Josie Glabach if the wealthy businessman "ever supported 'Masks for All' legislation by Bernie Sanders." However, the claim falls in contrast to a tweet by the GOP White House hopeful in July 2020 in which he replied to ex-Obama official Andy Slavitt, who co-authored a CNN op-ed with the senator calling for "masks for every American.""My policy views don't often align with Bernie, but this strikes me as a sensible idea," Ramaswamy said in 2020 in response to Slavitt, who would go on to become President Joe Biden's senior COVID-19 adviser, sharing the article on social media. "The cost is a tiny fraction of other less compelling federal expenditures on COVID-19.""They should have picked someone from the political right as a co-author to show consensus," he added.It's the latest example of Ramaswamy backtracking on prior claims on the presidential campaign trail ...
The fact that Carlson is pushing Ramaswamy at the same time as he is sabotaging the Republican debates by hosting an interview with the guy who refused to participate in them... tells me Trump is running Ramaswamy as his stalking horse.
... tells me Trump is running Ramaswamy as his stalking horse.
Vivek is the Republican version of Barrack!