Vivek suggests 'the system' will force Haley-DeSantis ticket

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday warned that donors had chosen former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to be a "puppet" figure whom they may control and that they would soon force Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis to join her ticket.

"Here’s the plot: 1. Narrow this to a 2-horse race between Trump & a puppet they can control. 2. Eliminate Trump. 3. Trot their puppet into the White House. Prediction: next up, Ron DeSantis joins Nikki Haley’s ticket as VP. Ron may not know it yet, but he won’t have a say in the matter," he posted on X.

"The system wants to narrow this down to a two-horse race between Donald Trump and a puppet who they can control. And it has become increasingly clear that puppet is not a Democrat. It's not even Gavin Newsom. It's Nikki Haley. It's in our own party," he said. "Well today one more step in that plot unfolds: Chris Christie drops out. Next up, I'm gonna make a prediction. You're actually going to see Ron DeSantis join Nikki Haley's ticket. He's gonna be her VP. The whole game it's hiding in plain sight. Whatever it takes. The system will stop at nothing, and I mean nothing, to eliminate Donald Trump from contention. It's disgusting."

"But the same people who have said they're not going to actually take a principled stand against Trump's removal from the ballot. Haley and DeSantis are both in that category. Do the math, people. That's next step," Ramaswamy added. "This is the way the plot's going. Ron may not know this. Ron DeSantis may not know this. But that's what his donors are gonna make him do. That's what's coming next. Ron DeSantis will become Nikki's VP whether or not Ron knows it. It's not really his choice. He's not the one in charge of that decision."

"And then the plot continues. We have to open our eyes and not fall into their trap," Ramaswamy went on. "Our movement cannot end [with] Donald Trump when they take him out from contention. And if you think this system is gonna even let this man get anywhere near the White House, we need to open our eyes."

Here’s the plot:

1. Narrow this to a 2-horse race between Trump & a puppet they can control.

2. Eliminate Trump.

3. Trot their puppet into the White House.



Prediction: next up, Ron DeSantis joins Nikki Haley’s ticket as VP. Ron may not know it yet, but he won’t have a say in the… pic.twitter.com/EZzWn4WVya

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) January 10, 2024

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