{"id":2009497,"date":"2023-08-23T14:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T18:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-vivek-ramaswamy-defends-comments-about-israel-and-9-11\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T19:00:05","slug":"watch-vivek-ramaswamy-defends-comments-about-israel-and-9-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-vivek-ramaswamy-defends-comments-about-israel-and-9-11\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Vivek Ramaswamy stands by remarks on Israel and 9\/11."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fwatch-vivek-ramaswamy-defends-comments-about-israel-and-9-11%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=2009497&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"WATCH: Vivek Ramaswamy Defends Comments About Israel and 9\/11\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/chicago-woman-charged-for-threatening-to-shoot-trump-and-his-teenage-son-in-the-face-in-emails-to-school\" data-post-url id=\"print-1786224\">\n<div>\n<p><h2>GOP Presidential \u200cHopeful Stands Firm \u2062on Controversial Statements<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"main-video-embed\">\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As the GOP primary debate approaches, \u2064Vivek\u200d Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential hopeful, is defending his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-cori-bush-rushes-to-defense-of-very-violent-criminals-rioting-attacking-guard-in-jail\/\" title=\"Democrat Cori Bush Rushes To Defense Of \u2018Very Violent\u2019 Criminals Rioting, Attacking Guard In Jail\">recent remarks<\/a> regarding U.S. aid to Israel and the events of 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You weren&#8217;t saying that Israel should be treated \u2064exactly the same as\u2063 every other country in the Middle\u200c East?&#8221; Fox News host Martha MacCallum\u2062 asked Ramaswamy on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No! Zero!&#8221; Ramaswamy\u200b emphatically \u2063responded,\u200d clarifying\u2063 that he did not actually make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lees-objection-to-house-managers-remarks-sparks-confusion-during-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Lee\u2019s Objection to House Manager\u2019s Remarks Sparks Confusion During Impeachment Trial\">statements attributed<\/a> to him from the Russell Brand podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy \u200chas been\u200d inconsistent in his stance on aid to Israel. In\u200c June, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austria-unvaccinated-could-face-prison-as-country-locks-down-and-announces-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Austria: Unvaccinated Could Face Prison as Country Locks Down and Announces Vaccine Mandate\">expressed openness<\/a> to cutting off foreign aid to Israel, but later\u200d claimed it was a misunderstanding.<\/p>\n<p>However, during\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-trans-kids-are-beautiful-republicans-doing-a-lot-of-harm-to-children-advocates-biological-males-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"AOC: Trans Kids Are Beautiful, Republicans \u2018Doing A Lot Of Harm To Children,\u2019 Advocates Biological Males In Girls Sports\">recent appearance<\/a> on \u200dBrand&#8217;s podcast, Ramaswamy stated that he supports reducing U.S. military funding\u2064 to Israel by 2028, as reported by the Washington \u200cFree Beacon. He reiterated this position in an interview with the Free Beacon.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, prominent GOP figures such as Matthew \u200cBrooks, CEO of the Republican \u200bJewish Coalition, and presidential hopeful Nikki Haley have strongly criticized Ramaswamy&#8217;s stance on aid\u2063 to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy&#8217;s response to\u200d MacCallum and \u2063his dismissal of the\u200c &#8220;non-quotes&#8221; \u200bfrom the Brand podcast suggest that he \u200bnow supports \u200daid \u200dto Israel once again.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his \u200dshifting position on aid, Ramaswamy has \u200cfaced backlash \u2063for comments \u2063that appeared to endorse 9\/11 conspiracy theories. He referred to questioning the involvement of law enforcement in the Twin Towers attack as\u200c a \u200c&#8221;legitimate&#8221; inquiry and accused the 9\/11 Commission of \u200blying.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by MacCallum if \u2064he believed federal\u2063 agents were part of \u200cthe 9\/11 attack, Ramaswamy \u200cfirmly denied it, \u2062explaining that the Atlantic interviewer had brought up\u200d 9\/11 while\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-vivek-ramaswamy-defends-comments-about-israel-and-9-11\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Vivek Ramaswamy stands by remarks on Israel and 9\/11.\">discussing federal agents involved<\/a> in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP presidential hopeful denies making controversial statements about Israel and 9\/11, clarifying his stance ahead of the GOP primary debate. 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