Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has struck a deal with Fox News' streaming service, Fox Nation.
Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and one-time Trump critic-turned-supporter, will host a five-episode docuseries titled Truths with Vivek Ramaswamy. Fox Nation and Ramaswamy have likened the series to the provocative but thoughtful dinner table conversations that Americans used to have:
Over the course of the limited series, Mr. Ramaswamy lays out a positive alternative to the left's vision for the future by presenting hard “truths” that the American conservative movement must embrace with topics including American national identity, the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Israel and the protests on US college campuses, religion and more.
In the lead up to the premiere, FOX Nation will also release Just Ask: Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday, September 20, in which Mr. Ramaswamy answers questions from an audience, with nothing off the table. The one-hour forum, filmed in Philadelphia, will be moderated by Fox & Friends Weekend co-host and FOX Nation personality Pete Hegseth.
Announcing the news, Fox Nation President Lauren Petterson acknowledged Ramaswamy's swift rise in the political arena: “We are excited to launch this new series showcasing Mr. Ramaswamy's thoughtful and unique perspective on the state of American politics after his meteoric rise over the last year.”
Mr. Ramaswamy added, “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. That's the subject of my new book ‘TRUTHS: The Future of America-First,' and I enjoyed partnering with FOX Nation to host provocative dinner table conversations that we rarely have in our country anymore.”
Throughout the series, Mr. Ramaswamy presents the idea that the conservative party knows what they're against: anti-woke, anti-globalist, anti–big government, but what exactly do they stand for? Alongside a panel including his wife Apoorva Ramaswamy, journalist Matt Taibbi, American theoretical physicist Steven Koonin, Priovant Therapeutics CEO Ben Zimmer, Rabbi Shmully Hecht and others in a roundtable style format, Mr. Ramaswamy will dissect the best ways to speak about the “truths” even with those who do not agree.
The first episode will debut on Fox Nation on Sunday, Sept. 22, with a condensed version airing on Fox News Channel at 10 p.m. EDT that evening.
According to voting records from Ohio, Ramaswamy, 39, did not have a consistent voting history before entering the political spotlight. He voted for the libertarian presidential candidate in 2004, but did not vote in the 2008, 2012 or 2016 presidential elections. Additionally, Ramaswamy did not participate in the 2022 or 2023 Republican primaries.
During his campaign, Ramaswamy addressed his past voting record, attributing his lack of participation to being a cynical twenty-something at the time.
