Trump aide pours cold water on Ramaswamy’s VP chances

One of Donald Trump’s top advisers has poured cold water on Vivek Ramaswamy’s chances of becoming the former president’s running mate.

“Pretty safe to say it won’t be Vivek,” Jason Miller, who served as spokesperson for Mr Trump’s 2016 campaign and a senior adviser to his failed 2020 bid, toldtheNew York Post about Mr Trump’s vice presidential pick.

Back in August, Mr Trump had told a conservative TV host that he was mulling Mr Ramaswamy as a potential contender.

However, in a blistering attack on Saturday on his Truth Social platform ahead of the Republican Iowa caucuses, Mr Trump accused Mr Ramaswamy of being “sly”, having “deceitful campaign tricks” and not fitting his Maga mould.

“Vivek started his campaign as a great supporter, ‘the best President in generations’, etc,” he wrote.

“Unfortunately, now all he does is disguise his support in the form of deceitful campaign tricks. Very sly, but a vote for Vivek is a vote for the ‘other side’ – don’t get duped by this.”

In a statement posted on X, Mr Ramaswamy responded by describing the former president’s attack as “unfortunate,” but said he would not “criticize [Trump] in response to this late attack”.

“I’m worried for Trump,” he added. “I’m worried for our country. I’ve stood up against the persecutions against Trump, and I’ve defended him at every step.

“I showed up at the Miami courthouse in solidarity following his first federal indictment. I filed a FOIA demand to the Biden DOJ. I submitted an amicus brief this week with the US Supreme Court calling on them to overturn Colorado’s ruling. I pledged to remove myself from Maine’s & Colorado’s primary ballots if they remove Trump, calling on DeSantis and Haley to do the same.”

One of Donald Trump’s top advisers has