Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy claimed In an interview on July 12, he said he voted for the first time in 2020.
Verdict: False
Ramaswamy voted for the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate in 2004. He did not vote again until 2020, according to state records.
Fact check:
During an interview with Scripps News on July 12, when a journalist said Ramswamy had voted for the first time in 2020, Ramaswamy replied, “Yes.” He has made the same claim in previous interviews. breakfast clubWhen asked when he first voted on a popular radio show, he replied, “I voted in 2020.”
However, this claim is inaccurate. Ramaswamy voted for Libertarian Party presidential candidate Michael Badnalik in 2004, according to state records obtained by the government. Washington Examiner. Ramaswamy also told the Washington examiner that he voted in 2004.
Investigative reporter Gabe Kaminsky of the Washington Examiner provided Check Your Fact with the voting records obtained through a public records request. Records show Ramaswamy voted in 2004 but did not vote again until 2020.
Gabe Kaminsky/Washington Examiner
“If not, I’ll point you to this article and this tweet,” Kaminsky said in an email to Check Your Fact, which included his link. Tweet About the article.
Ramaswami told a Washington Examiner article that he called it “the most deceptive and deliberately deceptive headline of any campaign to date.” twitter But he also said he voted in 2004.
This is the most false and deliberately deceptive headline of any campaign to date. Now they are buying his Oppo Research instead of the genuine message as other campaigns are struggling. This is the big “surprise”. I voted Libertarian in his 2004, 19-year-old presidential election. https://t.co/qmbuUASQ1T
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRAmaswamy) July 26, 2023
“This is the most false and deliberately deceptive headline of any campaign to date. Now that other campaigns are struggling, they are buying Oppo Research instead of genuine messages. This is the big “surprise”. I voted libertarian for president in 2004 when I was 19,” Ramaswamy tweeted.
Check Your Fact has reached out to the Ramaswamy camp for comment and will update this article if we hear back.
