Former President Donald Trump is hailing businessman Vivek Ramaswamy’s debate efficiency late Wednesday — particularly the components the place his 2024 rival praised him.

Mr. Trump, who skipped the talk in Milwaukee as a result of he's the clear front-runner, highlighted part of the night the place Mr. Ramaswamy known as Mr. Trump the very best president of the twenty first century.

“This answer gave Vivek Ramaswamy a big WIN in the debate because of a thing called TRUTH. Thank you Vivek!” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Mr. Trump additionally pointed to a clip the place former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spars with Mr. Ramaswamy, solely to be drowned out by the gang.

“Why is Chris Christie wasting his time. Look at the crowds reaction to him!” Mr. Trump wrote.

Mr. Ramaswamy was Mr. Trump’s most ardent defender throughout the debate and repeated his pledge to pardon Mr. Trump if he's convicted of a federal crime.

The mutual respect may spur discuss of a Trump-Ramaswamy 2024 ticket, however it's early and every candidate insists they're gunning for the presidential nomination and never second-place.

A CNN voter panel gave Mr. Ramaswamy excessive marks proper after the talk Wednesday, although some critics mentioned his model will flip off suburban voters and that his remarks had been too mild on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Former U.N. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley attacked Mr. Ramaswamy over his opposition to U.S. army help for Ukraine.

“You have no foreign policy experience and it shows,” mentioned Mrs. Haley, a former South Carolina governor.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in contrast Mr. Ramaswamy to then-Sen. Barack Obama when he ran for president with little management expertise in 2007.

“I’m afraid we are dealing with the same type of amateur,” Mr. Christie mentioned.

Mr. Ramaswamy responded by asking Mr. Christie for a hug, in reference to Mr. Christie’s much-criticized heat greeting of then-President Obama in New Jersey following a big storm and simply weeks earlier than the vital 2012 presidential election wherein Mr. Obama gained a second time period.

Former Vice President Mike Pence dismissed Mr. Ramaswamy as a “rookie.”

Mr. Ramaswamy is transferring up within the polls and eclipsing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis within the No. 2 place in some surveys, which possible explains why he confronted an onslaught from his rivals.

• Susan Ferrechio and Seth McLaughlin contributed to this report.

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