What Vivek Ramaswamy Doesn't Want You to Know | PTFO

Vivek Ramaswamy, banished by Trump to run for governor in Ohio, was already a loser. But when independent journalist D.J. Byrnes uncovered a heinous campaign ad starring Amy Acton's mom, he found it part of a "pathological" pattern. The Rooster returns to make sense of an embellished athletic legend, Wikipedia edits, private jets, libertarian rap... and that picture of Shrek.

UPDATE: On October 28, the day after we recorded this episode, a Wikipedia editor with the handle “NapoliRoma” removed the phrase “according to himself” before the claim, “in high school, Ramaswamy was a nationally ranked junior tennis player." This, according to Wikipedia’s open source editing history.

UPDATE: According to multiple sources, the Amy Acton ad featuring her mother, Donna Arthur, is no longer airing. When asked on Oct 29 if his campaign had pulled the ad, Ramaswamy responded: “It ran to completion and we put up four other ads.”

FURTHER READING:

• "Vivek Ramaswamy hits disgusting new low with 'October Surprise' on Dr. Acton" (The Rooster) rooster.info/p/vivek-ramaswamy-dr-amy-acton-donna-arthur-october-surprise

• "Vivek Ramaswamy made tennis prowess part of his politics. How far did he really go on the court?" (The Athletic): nytimes.com/athletic/7737362/vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-governor-candidate-tennis

PREVIOUSLY ON PTFO:

• Backstage at Ohio State, with D.J. Byrnes youtube.com/watch

• What Vivek Was Like in College youtube.com/shorts/o7P835lu-vM

• Trump Deported an Innocent Athlete. This Is His Story of Resistance. youtube.com/watch

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