Ramaswamy now is next to Trump with 13 per cent support, closely followed by Haley at 12 per cent and Christie at 11 per cent. Ramaswamy s base is more among those who are not registered Republicans and younger likely voters.
Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has made controversial statements mirroring Trump s beliefs, including opposition to H-1B visas, disbanding federal agencies, and calling the climate change agenda a hoax.
Among the government organizations that Ramaswamy vowed to disband are the Department of Education, the FBI, the Food and Nutrition Service, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, it reported.
Donald Trump and his advisers are mapping out an economic agenda with harsher trade policies and deeper tax cuts if he returns to the White House, stirring anxiety within the US business community of potential retaliatory measures.