Last updated:November 7, 2024, 08:30 IST

Vivek Ramaswamy praises Donald Trump's historic comeback, calling him the “tough commander in chief” America needs

Trump, 78, not only won the Nov. 5 presidential election in both the popular vote and Electoral College votes, but also gave the Republican Party control of the House and Senate. (Reuters)

Describing Donald Trump's victory as a symbol of the American comeback, businessman and politician Vivek Ramaswamy said on Wednesday that the US “deserves a tough commander in chief” and that Trump embodies that role.

Trump, 78, not only won the Nov. 5 presidential election in both the popular vote and Electoral College votes, but also gave the Republican Party control of the House and Senate.

“He is not an ideologue”

“Here's why Donald Trump won by the largest margin of any president in modern history. He is not an ideologue. He's not a political madman. He's an American badass. They tried to punish him, imprison him and kill him (twice). None of it worked. “Our self-proclaimed 'betters' in the media misunderstood, underestimated and doubted him,” Ramaswamy said on Wednesday.

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“Largest nation in the world”

“But not once during this campaign has Trump misunderstood, underestimated or doubted himself. As everyone celebrated around him at Mar-a-Lago last night, I watched him, unfazed and confident that he was exactly where he was supposed to be,” he said.

“In this respect, he is just like our nation. We have always believed that our obvious destiny was to be exceptional, to be the greatest nation on earth and to show the world what is possible for humanity, even when other countries doubted us. Some still do it today,” said Ramaswamy.

“But they are wrong. Trump's comeback is the American comeback. Our nation deserves a tough commander in chief now, and that's exactly what we got. “It’s funny how well our democracy actually works,” said the former Republican presidential candidate.

(With agency input)

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Washington DC, United States of America (USA)