NEW CLIP: Ramaswamy Claims Black Americans Were Better Off in the 1960s During Jim Crow
July 16, 2026
Columbus, Ohio — In an unearthed clip, Vivek Ramaswamy claimed that Black Americans were better off in the 1960s during Jim Crow, called affirmative action a “cancer on our national soul” and claimed it was “a form of psychological slavery.”
Ramaswamy: “Supposed aid from Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society that actually rolled back some of the benefits that Black families enjoyed, like a stable family foundation in the 1960s, no longer the case today in part because the government gave them an incentive to live in single-parent households rather than dual-parent households. Affirmative Action, effectively a cancer on our national soul in part because it’s a form of psychological slavery that holds Black Americans back by teaching them they can’t get ahead without actually someone giving them a boost.”
This isn’t Ramaswamy’s first out-of-touch comment about Black Americans. In an unearthed racist, anti-abortion rant, Ramaswamy said that “a Black baby is probably safer in the inner city of Chicago than in the womb of his own Black mother.”
“Once again, Vivek Ramaswamy has revealed his disgusting views of Black Americans. He’s out of touch with Black Ohioans and would rather disparage them than do anything to lower costs, tackle corruption or fight for working families. Ohio cannot afford Vivek Ramaswamy,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer.
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