{"id":2345425,"date":"2024-09-24T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-pushes-back-on-harriss-abortion-claims-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T16:16:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:16:41","slug":"ramaswamy-pushes-back-on-harriss-abortion-claims-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-pushes-back-on-harriss-abortion-claims-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaswamy pushes back on Harris&#8217;s abortion claims &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Framaswamy-pushes-back-on-harriss-abortion-claims-washington-examiner%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=2345425&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--><p>Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and former presidential candidate, has\u200c called for an unbiased approach to fact-checking political claims, emphasizing the need for \u200dequal scrutiny regardless of party affiliation. In a discussion, he specifically challenged Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; assertion that women are \u2063&#8221;bleeding\u2064 out in \u200dparking lots&#8221; due to abortion restrictions, arguing that there is no evidence to support such claims. Ramaswamy highlighted his own observations in Springfield, Ohio, regarding reports of Haitian migrants eating \u2064pets, stating that while he had not witnessed this \u200dhimself, town residents had mentioned it. He stressed that\u200b the same standard of \u200devidence should apply when \u2063addressing controversial claims in political debates, indicating a desire to maintain focus\u2062 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-trumps-challengers-build-a-wall-of-sound-then-struggle-to-break-through\/\" title=\"Republican debate: Trump&#039;s rivals create a wall of noise, but struggle to make an impact.\">substantive policy discussions<\/a>. Ramaswamy also\u200c expressed concern over\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-asian-violence-how-politicians-are-ignoring-data-to-divide-us-by-race\/\" title=\"Anti-Asian Violence: How Politicians Are Ignoring Data To Divide Us By Race\">rising racial tensions<\/a>, attributing them partly to policies\u2062 that foster a heightened racial consciousness \u2064by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hhs-sec-xavier-becerra-promotes-critical-race-theory-based-health-equity-as-top-priority\/\" title=\"HHS Sec. Xavier Becerra Promotes Critical Race Theory-Based &#039;Health Equity&#039; as Top Priority\">redistributing resources based<\/a> on race. Additionally,\u200b he promoted his \u200dnew book, &#8220;Truths.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ramaswamy pushes back on Harris&rsquo;s abortion claims in call for unbiased fact-checking<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765902\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Billionaire and former presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> argued that fact-checking should be done evenly among political candidates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ramaswamy noted the need to debate controversial topics but said claims must be fact-checked regardless of a candidate&rsquo;s political party. He referenced Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> repeatedly claiming that women are &ldquo;bleeding out in parking lots&rdquo; due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> restrictions, and he said that &ldquo;there&rsquo;s no evidence&rdquo; of this ever happening.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Women are bleeding out in parking lots, turned away from emergency rooms, losing their ability to ever have children again. <\/p>\n<p>Survivors of rape and incest are being told they cannot make decisions about what happens next to their bodies. <\/p>\n<p>And now women are dying. These are the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1836225826016071909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>CNN anchor Kasie Hunt asked Ramaswamy if he had seen any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/haiti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Haitian<\/a> migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, a report that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> has shared. Ramaswamy responded that he had visited Springfield himself, and while he did not find any evidence supporting these claims, he had been told by several town residents that this was happening.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There isn&rsquo;t even that level of a shred of evidence to support a single woman in the United States bleeding out in a parking lot, yet that&lsquo;s been a repeated claim made by Kamala Harris,&rdquo; Ramaswamy said while appearing on <em>CNN This Morning<\/em>. &ldquo;So, I think when we&lsquo;re getting into fact-checking, I think we should apply the same standards 360 degrees, and I think we should not use Kamala Harris&rsquo;s quote there to sidestep a debate about abortion policy, just as we shouldn&lsquo;t use some other quote as an excuse to sidestep a debate about immigration policy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2610906&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=672cc003ed4d0fca863e8e4bf66a66ed\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ramaswamy also said he was concerned about growing racial tensions toward minorities and argued that a big contributor to these tensions is the &ldquo;anti-racial policies&rdquo; that have increased &ldquo;race consciousness.&rdquo; The billionaire explained that taking something of value from one group of people and giving it to others based on race is one of these major contributors.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former presidential candidate also promoted his new book, <em>Truths<\/em>, in his appearance, during which he expressed a desire to revive the U.S. that he grew up in for the current generation. He argued that &ldquo;the beauty of America&rdquo; is in how its residents can greatly disagree on things while still coming together &ldquo;at the dinner table&rdquo; and that his desire to bring back this U.S. was &ldquo;a core motive&rdquo; for writing the book.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My new book TRUTHS is out today. The goal is to arm everyday Americans with rigorous arguments to engage with those who disagree with us on the most controversial topics of our day. That&rsquo;s how we win. Launching at #2 on Amazon already, send it to #1. &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6sWLRRORk3\">https:\/\/t.co\/6sWLRRORk3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KrlhEFUv52\">pic.twitter.com\/KrlhEFUv52<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1838558700799177013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy also noted in a post on X that his goal with the book is to engage people in debate on difficult topics. As of Tuesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>book&rsquo;s<\/a> release date, <em>Truths<\/em> is No. 3 on Amazon&rsquo;s bestselling books list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765902\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765902\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and former presidential candidate, has called for impartial fact-checking across all political candidates. He emphasized the importance of discussing contentious issues while insisting that claims should be verified regardless of party affiliation. Ramaswamy specifically addressed Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s repeated assertions that women are &#8220;bleeding out in parking lots&#8221; due to abortion restrictions, stating there is &#8220;no evidence&#8221; to support such claims. He remarked on CNN This Morning that despite the lack of proof for these allegations, they continue to be made by Harris.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by CNN anchor Kasie Hunt about reports of Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio\u2014claims shared by former President Donald Trump\u2014Ramaswamy mentioned he had visited Springfield but found no evidence himself; however, some locals had informed him this was occurring.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy argued for consistent standards in fact-checking and cautioned against using quotes from politicians like Harris as a way to avoid discussions on critical issues such as abortion or immigration policy. Additionally, he expressed concern over rising racial tensions among minorities and attributed part of this issue to &#8220;anti-racial policies&#8221; that heighten &#8220;race consciousness.&#8221; He explained that redistributing resources based on race contributes significantly to these tensions.<\/p>\n<p>During his appearance, Ramaswamy also promoted his new book titled *Truths*, which aims to equip Americans with strong arguments for engaging in debates on controversial topics. He expressed a desire to restore the America he grew up in for future generations and highlighted the value of civil discourse despite differing opinions. As of its release date Tuesday, *Truths* ranked No. 3 on Amazon&#8217;s bestseller list<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2345426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vivek-CNN-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4310,4021,5894,18538,32076],"class_list":["post-2345425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-abortion","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-ramaswamy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vivek-CNN-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345425","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}