Ramaswamy’s far-fetched lies reveal a deeper truth about the GOP
Vivek Ramaswamy lies a lot.
Last month, at the first Republican presidential debate, he called climate change a “hoax” and said “more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change,” which is not remotely true.
He also has claimed we don’t know “the truth about Jan. 6” and spread baseless conspiracy theories about Sept. 11 — and when caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar, he said that he was misquoted (which is also a lie). He has denied criticizing Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, even though he did so in a book published just last year. And he has supported masking during the COVID-19 pandemic, pardoning Hunter Biden and cutting U.S. aid for Israel. When asked about each claim, Ramaswamy denied making them — all easily provable falsehoods.
Last month, at the first Republican presidential debate, he called climate change a “hoax” and said “more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change,” which is not remotely true.
He also has claimed we don’t know “the truth about Jan. 6” and spread baseless conspiracy theories about Sept. 11 — and when caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar, he said that he was misquoted (which is also a lie). He has denied criticizing Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, even though he did so in a book published just last year. And he has supported masking during the COVID-19 pandemic, pardoning Hunter Biden and cutting U.S. aid for Israel. When asked about each claim, Ramaswamy denied making them — all easily provable falsehoods.
