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US Entrepreneur & GOP Presidential Hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy Quits 2024 Race

© AP Photo / Paul SancyaRepublican presidential candidate businessman Vivek Ramaswamy greets the audience after an event in St. Clair Shores, Mich., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.
Republican presidential candidate businessman Vivek Ramaswamy greets the audience after an event in St. Clair Shores, Mich., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.  - Sputnik India, 1920, 16.01.2024
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Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of the US Republican presidential race, endorses Donald Trump following the Iowa caucus where Trump leads with 51% votes.
US Republican presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed on Monday he was dropping out of the presidential and endorsed ex-President Donald Trump following the Iowa caucus vote for the Republican nominee in the upcoming presidential election.
"We are going to suspend this presidential campaign and this is going to have to be, there is no path for me to be the next president," Ramaswamy said in Des Moines headquarters on Monday.
As Trump continues to maintain the lead in Iowa votes at 51% as tabulation is wrapping up, Ramaswamy, who secured 7%, endorsed the fellow Republican for president.
"I congratulate him on his victory, and now going forward, you will have my full endorsement for the presidency,” Ramaswamy said.
Asked whether he would be vice president to Trump if he wins, Ramaswamy said that he would "do whatever is right for the country."
On Monday night, the Iowa caucuses kicked off the 2024 US presidential primary season that involved Trump, Ramaswamy, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis from the Republican party. To win the Republican nomination, a candidate needs to secure the votes of 1,215 delegates.
Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Friday, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill - Sputnik India, 1920, 07.12.2023
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