At the end of August, 38-year-old presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy appeared on CNN and was confronted with remarks he made regarding Ayanna Pressley, the first Black woman elected to represent Massachusetts in Congress. In response to her critique of his campaign one that insists on a colorblind meritocracy Ramaswamy said at an event in Iowa that her words are the words of the modern grand wizards of the modern KKK.
At the end of August, 38-year-old presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy appeared on CNN and was confronted with remarks he made regarding Ayanna Pressley, the first Black woman elected to represent Massachusetts in Congress. In response to her critique of his campaign one that insists on a colorblind meritocracy Ramaswamy said at an event in Iowa that her words are the words of the modern grand wizards of the modern KKK. CNNs Dana Bash pressed him during the interview on these comments, pointing out that the KKK has waged violent terror for over a century