Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has officially teamed up with the network that helped turn him from an online sensation into a legit mid-tier 2024 primary candidate for a show called, “Truths with Vivek Ramaswamy.”
The specifics make it seem to be something of a trial run.
It’s only a five episode series, and all five will be available for streaming on September 22. The debut will also run on Fox News at 10 PM on Sunday evening.
In other words, Fox News isn’t in permanent gig mode yet.
Of the limited show, Vivek says:
“Today conservatives know what we’re against. But what exactly do we stand for? To answer that question, we need to talk to every American, not just those who agree with us.”
He’ll be joined on a roundtable by his wife, Apoorva, theoretical physicisist Steven Koonin, Rabbi Shmully Hecht, journalist Matt Taibbi, and Priovant Therapeutics CEO Ben Zimmer.
We’ll see if this turns into something more permanent with the network.
I think that has quite a bit to do with whether he’ll run again in 2028.
His 2024 bid was constantly dogged by the impression that he was merely running for a Fox News gig, and not for president.
And therefore it’s hard to imagine that he’d leave a permanent Fox gig for another run for political office. Fox News pays better, is cushier on the schedule, and he can’t really afford to lose a second primary campaign if he wants to stay relevant.
And continual relevance seems to be what he’s after.
My hunch is that if this show leads to something more permanent, he’ll stay on that course.
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