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Won’t apologize: Ramaswamy cites immigrant roots to defend billionaire status
He also outlined campaign positions on school standards, vocational education and continued funding for the H2Ohio water quality program.
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Malvika Choudhary - Wed, 08, Apr 2026
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Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he “won’t apologize” for his billionaire status, pointing to his immigrant upbringing as proof that his success was earned, not inherited.
“My opponent will remind you on a daily basis that I am a billionaire,” he said. “I was not born a billionaire… I was not born a millionaire,” he said, referring to his family’s immigrant roots in a campaign speech.
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