Washington: Donald Trump, former US president, praised opponent and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and hinted that he would be open to using him as his running mate in the US presidential election, according to the media.
Trump, 77, hailed his 38-year-old Indian-American rival’s renegade politics and willingness to commend the 45th president’s administration. “Well, I think he’s great. Look, anybody that said I’m the best president in a generation…I have to like a guy like that,” the New York Post quoted Trump as saying to Blaze TV’s Glenn Beck. Ramaswamy had dubbed Trump “the best president of the 21st century” during last week’s Republican primary debate.
“He’s a smart guy. He’s a young guy. He’s got a lot of talent. He’s a very, very, very intelligent person,” Trump added. “He’s got good energy, and he could be in some form of something. I tell you, I think he’d be very good. I think he’s really distinguished himself,” media quoted Trump as saying when asked if he had considered the biotech entrepreneur for vice-president. Trump also had a word of caution for Ramaswamy, who has stumbled into controversy over his policy agendas for Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. “He’s starting to get out there a little bit. He’s getting a little bit controversial. I got to tell him: ‘Be a little bit careful. Some things you have to hold in just a little bit’.”