‘Energetic’ Trump an ‘inspiration’ after assassination attempt; Vance an ‘American Dream story’: Ramaswamy

EXCLUSIVE: MILWAUKEE — Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told Fox News Digital that President Trump was “energetic” after surviving an assassination attempt on Saturday, calling him an “inspiration” and saying he will “be the one to unite the country” while praising his “outstanding” pick of Sen. JD Vance as his running mate.

Fox News Digital spoke exclusively with Ramaswamy shortly after Trump announced on Monday that Vance, R-Ohio, is his pick for vice president.

“He’s going to be an awesome VP,” Ramaswamy told Fox News Digital, adding that he has known him “for over a decade.”

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Ramaswamy and Vance were classmates at Yale Law School and both grew up in southwest Ohio. 

Sen. JD Vance is shown during the first day of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“I think he is going to be not only a good policy voice, but his story is an American Dream story, and I think that he will give inspiration to a lot of people, but he also wants policies that allow a lot of people to live the same dream he has,” Ramaswamy said. “And I love him.”

“He’s in politics for the right reasons. He’s honest. And I just think he’s a great choice, outstanding,” Ramaswamy added. 

Vance grew up in a working-class family in a small city in southwestern Ohio. His parents divorced when he was young, and as his mother struggled for years with drug and alcohol abuse, Vance was raised in part by his maternal grandparents.

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After high school graduation, Vance enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in the Iraq War. He later graduated from Ohio State University and earned a law degree at Yale University.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, is introduced during the Republican National Convention on Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Vance, who lives in Cincinnati, moved to San Francisco after law school and worked as a principal in a venture capital firm owned by billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who later became a major financial supporter of Vance’s successful 2020 campaign for the Senate.

Before running for Senate, Vance grabbed national attention after “Hillbilly Elegy,” which tells his story of growing up in a struggling steel mill city and his…