Trump, musk supports Vivek brancaswamy for Ohio’s governor

President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Monday supported the businessman separately Vivek brancaswamy in the governor of Ohio.

Ramaswamy, who ran against Trump in the presidential primaries of the 2024 Republican Party, He announced his candidacy Earlier on Monday to replace Republican governor limited to term Mike Dewine in the 2026 elections.

Trump announced his support in a publication to its social network social networks.

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Vivek Ramasswamy speaks before President Donald Trump takes the stage at the campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. (Anna MoneyMaker/Getty images)

“Vivek Ramasswamy is postulated to Governor of the Great State of Ohio. I know him well, he competed against him, and it’s something special,” Trump wrote.

“He is young, strong and intelligent! Vivek is also a very good person, who really loves our country,” he continued. “He will be a great governor of Ohio, he will never disappoint you, and he has my full and total support!”

Musk, Trump’s main advisor, also offered Ramasswamy his support shortly thereafter.

President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Getty images)

“Good luck, you have my full support!” Musk responded to Ramasswamy in an X publication.

Ramasswamy formally declared his candidacy during a demonstration on Monday in his hometown of Cincinnati.

“I will lead Ohio to become the state of excellence in the United States,” Ramasswamy told the crowd.

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramasswamy. (Getty images)

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“Do you think that sounds unrealistic? It is not,” he said. “In fact, it was not a long time since Ohio was that state. Today, young people on the Internet make fun of something by saying ‘that is so ohio’. But less than a century ago, people were not mocking Ohio, They aspired to be Ohio. “

Ramasswamy, 39, left the race for the 2024 republican presidential nomination Back Trump and become a substitute for the current president.