Vivek Ramaswamy's pitch for gays, immigrants at Trump rally as election nears

US elections are mere days away and polls are predicting a close battle between the candidates who will fight for every vote to ensure they get a tenure in the White House.

Former president Donald Trump is bearing the expectations of the Republican Party and Vice President Kamala Harris is doing the same for the Democrats. Both the candidates are also relying on allies to do their bidding.

When it comes to that, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who himself was once in the running for president, has given his unrelenting support to Trump. If it was ever in doubt, his recent post made on social media platform X, a platform owned by Elon Musk, another passionate Trump supporter, will prove his doubters wrong.

The former candidate posted a clip from an address he gave at a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden, urging the supporters to rally together and vote for change in Trump.

Ramaswamy posted the clip on X along with a lengthy caption encapsulating his sentiments on certain issues.

“To gay Americans,” he wrote. “you’re free to marry who you want (if you want), without the government standing in your way. But that doesn’t mean men should compete with women in sports.”

He continued: “To black Americans: the media has tried to convince you for decades that Republicans don’t care about your communities. We want for you what we want for every American: safe neighbourhoods, clean streets, good jobs, a better life for your children, and a justice system that treats everyone equally – regardless of your skin colour or your political beliefs.”

The former presidential candidate then aimed at illegal immigrants: “To every *legal* immigrant: you’re like my parents. You deserve the opportunity to secure a better life for your children in America. But our message to illegal immigrants is also this: we will return you to your country of origin, not because you’re all bad people, but because you broke the law.”

And then he finished his caption by aiming at Gen Z: “To Gen Z: you’re going to be the generation that actually saves our country. You want to stand up to the man? Try calling yourself a conservative. Say you want to get married, have kids, & teach them to pledge allegiance to our country.”

The biotech businessman also mentioned Trump, painting the former president in the hue of a unifying leader. "Donald Trump is actually the president who will unite this country," Ramaswamy said, further adding that the "America First policy includes all Americans, no matter their race, their gender, or their sexual orientation."