GOP Candidate Ramaswamy Repeats 9/11 Conspiracy Theories

In an interview with The Atlantic, Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who now sits in 2nd place in the GOP primary field according to recent polls, asked, "how many federal agents were on the planes that hit the Twin Towers?" The comments came as Ramaswamy was questioning the validity of the January 6th commission and seemed to be attempting to spread distrust in their findings by also casting doubt on the 9/11 commission report.

Ramaswamy said, "What percentage of the people who were armed [on January 6th] were federal law-enforcement officers? I think it was probably high, actually. Right?"

Here's the full Ramaswamy quote:

I think it is legitimate to say how many police, how many federal agents, were on the planes that hit the Twin Towers. Maybe the answer is zero. It probably is zero for all I know, right? I have no reason to think it was anything other than zero. But if we’re doing a comprehensive assessment of what happened on 9/11, we have a 9/11 commission, absolutely that should be an answer the public knows the answer to. Well, if we’re doing a January 6 commission, absolutely, those should be questions that we should get to the bottom of. Here are the people who were armed. Here are the people who are unarmed. What percentage of the people who were armed were federal law-enforcement officers? I think it was probably high, actually. Right?

This is not the first time Ramaswamy has spread conspiracy lies about 9/11. Earlier this month in an interview with The Blaze's Alex Stein, Ramaswamy said he didn't believe the 9/11 commission's official report.

“I don’t believe the government has told us the truth,” Ramaswamy said. “I’m driven by evidence and data. What I’ve seen in the last several years is we have to be skeptical of what the government does tell us. I haven’t seen evidence to the contrary, but do I believe everything the government told us about it? Absolutely not. Do I believe the 9/11 Commission? Absolutely not.”

Condemnation quickly came for Ramaswamy after The Atlantic Piece was published. 

Ammar Moussa, Democratic national press secretary wrote: “Oh my god. Not only is Vivek spreading conspiracy theories about January 6, but now is implying the federal government was behind 9/11? What are we doing here?”

Thomas Lecaque, a historian and Grand View University said, “I think it’s legitimate to say Vivek Ramaswamy should be treated like a 9/11 conspiracy nut and given the complete lack of respect, time, and media space that deserves.”

And Charles P Pierce, a writer for Esquire said, “There is not a single sentence in this paragraph that doesn’t disqualify this guy from being president of the United States.”