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Columbus, Ohio- Ohioans have grown used to Vivek Ramaswamy’s string of lies as he desperately attempts to walk back his stance on releasing the Epstein files. He called for the release of the files 11 times while running for president, then went silent for nearly two years. 

“Ohioans need a governor who will stand up for them even when it’s not easy. Vivek Ramaswamy shouldn’t need a permission slip to speak out against sexual abuse,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “When asked about the Epstein files Ramaswamy ran away from reporters and laughably claimed he’s focused on ‘state issues’ while flying to campaign stops in Virginia and New Jersey on his private jet. His 11th hour admission that exposing pedophiles is something he supports will be seen by voters as the transparent political calculation that it is.”

This isn’t even the first time Ramaswamy has desperately tried to backpedal away from his out-of-touch stances. He already revealed his true feelings about Ohioans when he called them “lazy” and “mediocre and has not apologized. Even his own party knows Ramaswamy is deeply out of touch with Ohioans and voters will reject him in 2026.

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Columbus, Ohio– Over the weekend, Vivek Ramaswamy visited a food bank in Dayton, and his message to hungry children was to learn to read faster. Here’s what he said when asked how to combat childhood hunger:

“By the end of third grade if you’re reading, you are basically statistically near impossible…to end up in poverty.”

“We shouldn’t be surprised that an out of touch billionaire who flies around on a private jet and says Ohio workers are lazy and mediocre is arguing that the root cause of childhood hunger is because kids aren’t learning how to read fast enough,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “The more Vivek Ramaswamy opens his mouth, the more Ohioans see that he simply doesn’t understand what they’re struggling with and his endless stream of nonsense is designed to distract from the fact that as Governor he would make life better for billionaires like himself while the rest of us continue struggling with the cost of living.”

Ramaswamy already revealed his true feelings about Ohioans when he called them “lazy” and “mediocre.” He wants to gut public education and dismantle teachers’ unions. Even his own party knows Ramaswmy is deeply out of touch with Ohioans and voters will reject him in 2026.

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Columbus, Ohio- The Epstein files are once again making headlines as the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to bring a vote on releasing the files to the floor. But Vivek Ramaswamy is still silent and hiding behind a focus on “state issues” . 

His continued silence comes as new emails revealed Donald Trump’s connection to Jeffery Epstein and alleged the president knew of his conduct. 

Ramaswamy called himself the “first and most vocal proponent of releasing the Epstein list” and said he would release the client list “without exception.” But since Ramaswamy began seeking Donald Trump’s support, he’s gone silent, refused to return requests for comment, and finally issued a bizarre statement about focusing on “state issues” while weighing in on elections in Virginia and New Jersey.

Ohioans deserve answers. From Ramaswamy, it’s just more silence.

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