This Week in #OHGov: “Republicans Blaming Republicans” Press Conference Flops As Ohioans Learn More Reasons Not to Trust Vivek Ramaswamy

This Week in #OHGov: "Republicans Blaming Republicans" Press Conference Flops As Ohioans Learn More Reasons Not to Trust Vivek Ramaswamy

May 22, 2026

Columbus, Ohio - Another week, another flop from Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign. His latest scam policy rollout on Medicaid fraud didn't go as planned after reporting revealed his own running mate voted to dissolve Ohio's Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee. Ramaswamy and McColley didn't exactly turn their fortunes around when McColley said a bill banning child marriage requires "further exploration."

Another Medicaid Mistake: After rolling out his latest Medicaid policy scam to distract from having called Medicaid and Medicare "mistakes," reporting revealed Ramaswamy's own running mate, State Senate President Rob McColley, voted to dissolve Ohio's Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee. Even Republican State Representative Jennifer Gross, who was at Ramaswamy's press conference on Tuesday, said the committee could've helped fight fraud.

"Republicans Blaming Republicans": This week, Ohioans are reading all about how Republicans, who have been in charge of state government for nearly two decades, are now falling over themselves to blame other Republicans at Ramaswamy's "rage-baiting" press conference. Ramaswamy's press conference with the politicians who own the corruption in Ohio's Statehouse made it clear his policies are a scam that would only benefit him and his billionaire friends.

McColley Fails to Protect Ohio Children: Legislation banning child marriage was abruptly pulled from the Ohio Senate planned committee vote, with Rob McColley, Ramaswamy's running mate, saying it needed "further exploration." McColley is the President of the Ohio Senate and is responsible for setting the legislative agenda.

This appears to be a pattern for Ramaswamy. He failed to return donations from known Epstein associates, attempted to scrub his website of endorsements from Ohio legislators accused of being sexual predators, and mocked his opponent, Dr. Amy Acton, for sharing her story of surviving childhood sexual abuse.

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