How Vivek Ramaswamy REALLY Made His Money

Luke Thomas Gets Political (LTGP) · Nov 3, 2026 · 18m

Vivek Ramaswamy ran an ad attacking Amy Acton with her own estranged mother, and he’s now trailing by three to four points in a state the GOP should own. Luke breaks down what the Ohio governor’s race says about Ramaswamy, about Trump, and about a Republican Party that has lost the ability to police itself.

Start with the man. In Luke’s telling, Ramaswamy made his fortune by dressing up a drug he knew wasn’t real, teasing positive early results to the press, and selling before the full studies came out. Scam artist off the break. Then the ad: Acton’s stepfather was charged with sexually…