Shortly after Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance was announced as former President Donald Trump's running mate, former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he would "strongly consider" filling Vance's seat.
Trump revealed Vance as his running mate on Monday afternoon prior to the commencement of the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC).
During the convention, Ramaswamy, a fellow Ohio native, sat with The Daily Wire's Cabot Phillips, who asked if the former presidential candidate would fill out the remainder of Vance's Senate term if appointed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.
“The truth is I would strongly consider it if asked," Ramaswamy said. "I’d also want to have an open conversation with President Trump about where I could have the biggest impact on the future of the country." EXCLUSIVE: @VivekGRamaswamy tells the Daily Wire's @cabot_phillips that he would "strongly consider" accepting the open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio if JD Vance becomes Vice President.
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“For me, my top passion and sense of purpose as well is tackling the administrative state,” Ramaswamy added. “And I think that that exists in cancerous ways at the federal level. It exists in all 50 states in this country, too.”
Ramaswamy also discussed "shutting down" the "shadow government" via the legislative and executive branches of government.
"Laying out the pathway for reclaiming accountability to the political branches of government, particularly the law-making branch where lawmakers are elected rather than unelected bureaucrats who wield that power today,” he said. “Both those could be ways to take that challenge on and, you know, that’s for after President Trump wins. That’s the real goal — is first achieve success."
"And then after that I’ll be open-minded to the different possibilities," Ramaswamy added.
Former Ohio Republican Party Chairwoman Jane Timken, who lost her Senate primary to Vance in 2022, said she would also "consider" serving the remainder of his term if appointed.
DeWine lauded Trump's selection of Vance as his running mate in a Monday statement. "A son of Middletown, Ohio, J.D. can relate to the many Americans who are struggling right now to make ends meet in this era of crushing inflation, and a housing market that is unaffordable and shutting many out of a chance at achieving the American dream," DeWine wrote. “President Trump has made a great choice and Senator Vance will be a great partner as they campaign together this fall.”
