{"id":1970095,"date":"2023-07-11T18:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T22:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-allows-angry-protester-to-interrupt-his-event-im-a-free-speech-absolutist\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T18:47:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T22:47:38","slug":"vivek-ramaswamy-allows-angry-protester-to-interrupt-his-event-im-a-free-speech-absolutist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-allows-angry-protester-to-interrupt-his-event-im-a-free-speech-absolutist\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Ramaswamy welcomes protester during event, upholds free speech."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvivek-ramaswamy-allows-angry-protester-to-interrupt-his-event-im-a-free-speech-absolutist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1970095&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>GOP Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Handles Pro-Abortion Heckler with Grace<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tv-network-ratings-drop-during-bidens-first-full-week-in-office\/\" title=\"TV Network Ratings Drop During Biden\u2019s First Full Week in Office\">town hall event<\/a> in Ottumwa, Iowa, GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy demonstrated his composure when confronted by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-allows-angry-protester-to-interrupt-his-event-im-a-free-speech-absolutist\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy welcomes protester during event, upholds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a>.&#8221;>angry pro-abortion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-shout-close-private-detention-centers-abolish-ice-biden-pleads-i-agree-with-you-give-me-another-five-days\/\" title=\"Leftist Shout \u2018Close Private Detention Centers! Abolish ICE!\u2019 Biden Pleads, \u2018I Agree With You \u2026 Give Me Another Five Days\u2019\">heckler<\/a><\/a>. A video capturing the incident quickly went viral, showcasing Ramaswamy&#8217;s ability to handle the disruption with poise.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the widespread attention the video received, Ramaswamy took to Twitter and declared, &#8220;I&#8217;m a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-announces-starlink-terminals-sent-to-ukraine-wont-take-certain-actions-unless-forced-at-gunpoint\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Announces Starlink Terminals Sent To Ukraine Won\u2019t Take Certain Actions Unless Forced \u2018At Gunpoint\u2019\">free speech absolutist<\/a>. Especially for those who disagree with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m a free speech absolutist. Especially for those who disagree with me. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N8hWBChO0y\">https:\/\/t.co\/N8hWBChO0y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1678573379081629696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The heckler, identified as Kayla Crist, shouted phrases such as &#8220;Our SCOTUS won&#8217;t protect our women&#8221; and &#8220;Republicans are raping women.&#8221; Despite attempts to remove her from the room, Ramaswamy invited her back, stating, &#8220;I want to give her a chance to speak. Do you want to come back here? You can say something to me \u2014 it&#8217;s okay. &#8230; You can ask me a question, and I will answer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Crist approached the stage and began expressing her views, emphasizing her right to choose whether or not to have a child conceived through non-consensual means. She also shared her experience as a single mother, highlighting the lack of support from the system.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than dismissing her, Ramaswamy thanked Crist for raising her child and commended her for her bravery in speaking up. He acknowledged the importance of free speech and encouraged applause for her courage, even in the face of disagreement.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy&#8217;s campaign has gained traction, with a recent Republican primary poll from Echelon showing him reaching 10% support, a significant milestone. However, he still trails behind former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in all polls conducted thus far.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his political endeavors, Ramaswamy recently announced a personal commitment of $250,000 to establish a scholarship aimed at revitalizing patriotism among young Americans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calmly handled an angry pro-abortion heckler during his town hall in Ottumwa, Iowa. A viral video showcased his graceful response to the disruptive individual. Ramaswamy, a strong advocate for free speech, tweeted his support for open dialogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2107,"featured_media":1970096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1970095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1970095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1970096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1970095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1970095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1970095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}