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Vivek Ramaswamy has been noticeably absent from social media for over a week following the fallout of his legendary post about H-1B visa holders and white working-class Americans.
A day after Christmas, Vivek weighed in on the H-1B visa debate supporting his DOGE partner, Elon Musk. He wrote a long-winded explanation on 𝕏 about the work ethics of immigrants (mostly Indians). Many people saw his views as anti-American and anti-working class.
The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over “native” Americans isn’t because of an innate American IQ deficit (a lazy & wrong explanation). A key part of it comes down to the c-word: culture. Tough questions demand tough answers & if…
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 26, 2024
The viral post is still up on Vivek's page, and has garnered over 117.4M views to date. Since the legendary post, Ramaswamy has quietly stepped back from social media. It has been ten days since Vivek last posted on 𝕏 – a site he historically was extremely active on before the Christmas holidays.
Some people have suggested that Vivek is quietly waiting until the internet forgets about his comments and the blowback dissipates. While others believe he annihilated any chances of ever running for politics. There has also been speculation that he may have had a falling out with President Trump due to his comments and the backlash the MAGA movement received as a consequence.
That Vivek Ramaswamy has basically disappeared--hasn't been heard from or Tweeted for a about 10 days--is probably the clearest confirmation that Trump didn't approve of his intervention in the H-1B debate, especially his opinions about the defects of ordinary Americans.
— RAW EGG NATIONALIST (@Babygravy9) January 14, 2025
One account joked, "I think Vivek Ramaswamy has been deported to India." Many posts and comments, particularly from MAGA supports, continually critiqued Ramaswamy for a failed Alzheimer's drug he pushed when he worked in Pharma, calling him a conman and claiming he "rug-pulled" his customers. '
Internet sleuths have also posted images of Ramaswamy from a website that suggests he was a "Soros Fellow" suggesting he has ties to George Soros. Whatever the case, the MAGA base has all but turned on Ramaswamy.
Vivek Ramaswamy has been pretty quiet lately after he called white people lazy and received huge backlash.
— 𝕊𝔸𝕃𝕋𝕐 𝔾𝕀ℝ𝕃 (@SaltyGirl09) January 11, 2025
The Trump Administration has said nothing about Ramaswamy or his comments but it's probable he was reprimanded by President Trump and is quietly waiting for the conversation to shift to more friendly topics. Is it possible for Vivek to make up with the MAGA base?
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