‘What Are You Talking About?!’ Hannity Hammers Ramaswamy in Trainwreck Interview

Vivek Ramaswamy got an earful from Sean Hannity on Thursday night after the Republican presidential candidate slammed rival Nikki Haley.

In an interview with Tucker Carlson released on Tuesday, Ramaswamy discussed last week’s terrorist attacks against Israel.

“It is wrong what happened to Israel, and I call that out as a human being and as somebody who’s on a belief of some people are on the right side and the wrong side of a conflict,” he told Carlson. “But the selective nature of ignoring certain other conflicts, while even more importantly ignoring the interests of the U.S. right here at home is what irritates the heck out of me.”

At one point, Ramaswamy claimed Haley stands to financially benefit from war.

“I don’t think she’s a child,” he said. “I think that she is somebody that like many politicians in a position to get wealthier from war.”

Hannity welcomed Ramaswamy to the show and cited the aforementioned remarks.

“What you’re doing here is– saying about Nikki Haley, is you’re saying that her concern for Israel is driven by financial and a corrupting influence,” Hannity said. “And your explanation that there’s disproportionate focus on rape, kidnapping and murder of the Jewish people in this attack and they’re – and your quote, ‘that there are frankly financial and corrupting influences that lead them exactly to speak the way they do.'”

“Sean, that is a shameful mischaracterization,” Ramaswamy said.

“Hey, Vivek, wait a minute, stop right now,” Hannity said before referencing the candidate’s history of denying things he has said. “You do this in every single interview. You say stuff and then you deny it. You deny your own words. So, you know, why don’t you just own what you say and stand by it and stop playing these games?”

“Sean, I am owning what I said,” the candidate replied before reiterating his criticism of the “barbaric” attacks on Israel. “Where I differ from other candidates in this field is that I also believe that this is Israel’s decision to make. The U.S. should stand with Israel, but we need to be very careful not to enter a broader regional war in the Middle East.”

Hannity then returned to Ramaswamy’s criticism of Haley.

“I want an exact explanation for your exact comments that are there ‘frankly financial and corrupting influences that lead them exactly to speak the way that they do,'” Hannity pressed. “What are financial corrupting influences that Nikki Haley is taking a position on? We’ve got pictures of dead babies decapitated, burned babies’ bodies. We’ve got the equivalent of what would be, population-wise in the U.S. over 37,000 dead Americans. So, how much more evidence do you need? What are you talking about?!”

Ramaswamy filibustered, prompting Hannity to shout, “Answer the question!”

“Well, the fact of the matter is, I think anybody who has been a military contractor, anybody who has made $8 million including on serving on the board of Boeing collecting stock options while running for U.S. president on corporate boards, has made money for military contracting through a family business is disqualified from being the U.S. president in a time of war. I think we cannot see our march to World War III in this country.”

Haley resigned from Boeing’s board of directors in 2020. According to a financial disclosure filed earlier this year, she owns up to $250,000 in stock in the defense contractor.

Hannity and Ramaswamy continued arguing for four more minutes.

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