CNN
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Donald Trump lashed out at GOP rival Vivek Ramaswamy on Saturday, arguing on social media he’s “not MAGA” as the previous president and his marketing campaign have grown more and more pissed off with what they declare are Ramaswamy’s disingenuous marketing campaign techniques, Trump marketing campaign advisers instructed CNN.
“Vivek began his marketing campaign as an amazing supporter, ‘the perfect President in generations,’ and so on. Sadly, now all he does is disguise his help within the type of deceitful marketing campaign methods,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday.
“Very sly, however a vote for Vivek is a vote for the ‘different aspect’ — don’t get duped by this. Vote for ‘TRUMP, don’t waste your vote! Vivek will not be MAGA. The Biden Indictments in opposition to his Political Opponent won’t ever be allowed on this Nation, they’re already starting to fall! MAGA!!!” he added.
That is the primary and most aggressive assault on Ramaswamy the previous president has issued, which comes after a sequence of feedback and posts Ramaswamy made which have angered Trump and his crew, Trump’s advisers stated. Ramaswamy had beforehand stayed away from bashing Trump, as a substitute usually praising him on the marketing campaign path.
Ramaswamy posted a photograph to X, previously generally known as Twitter, on Saturday posing with supporters donning “Save Trump, vote Vivek” T-shirts, which confirmed an image of Trump’s mug shot from when he was processed in Georgia on the Fulton County jail in August.
The submit, which was proven to Trump, “infuriated” him, one adviser instructed CNN, noting the previous president feels Ramaswamy has been working to undercut his candidacy whereas falsely portray himself as a Trump supporter.
Trump and his marketing campaign have been additionally irritated with an interview Ramaswamy gave to NBC Information and The Des Moines Register earlier this month, throughout which he repeatedly described Trump as “wounded.”
“They don’t have on me what they’ve on him,” Ramaswamy stated, arguing he’s higher positioned to implement Trump’s agenda.
“He’s been making slights on the former president and now we have observed,” one other adviser instructed CNN. “When you poke the bear, the bear will chew again.”
Trump’s crew insisted they haven’t seen something within the polls to point Ramaswamy was gaining on Trump in Iowa, and this response was solely based mostly on Ramaswamy’s latest feedback and posts.
Trump’s marketing campaign is hoping to win Iowa by file margins to set the tone for the first season and stunt any momentum from his rivals. And for a marketing campaign that has developed a floor sport technique targeted on turning out as many caucus-goers as attainable — each vote counts, notably as chilly climate threatens anticipated turnout on Monday.