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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gustaf Kilander

Vivek Ramaswamy accused of racist dog whistle over Nikki Haley’s ‘real’ name

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Vivek Ramaswamy has been accused of employing a racist dog whistle by using former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley’s maiden name on his website.

Alyssa Farah Griffin, once the director of strategic communications in Donald Trump’s White House and now a TV pundit, wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter: “Of course, Vivek is referring to Nikki Haley by her maiden name – Namrata Randhawa – on his website.”

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