US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy sparks controversy with 9/11 comment

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World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and potentially the Capitol or the White House were identified as the intended targets. During the interview, Ramaswamy posed inquiries into the presence of law enforcement personnel on the planes that struck the Twin Towers on September 11. He remarked, “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." “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," he added. Ramaswamy’s controversial comments weren't limited to the September 11 attacks.

He also touched upon the January 6 attack on the Capitol. When asked “What was the truth about January 6?", he replied, “I don’t know." “But we can handle it. Whatever it is, we can handle it.

Government agents. How many government agents were in the field? Right?" he added. Ramaswamy, initially an outsider, has experienced a surge in polling numbers, positioning himself as a serious challenger to Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, for the second spot in the Republican presidential nomination race, trailing behind former US president Donald Trump.

Critics have vehemently objected to Ramaswamy’s statements. Charles P Pierce, a writer for Esquire, asserted that Ramaswamy's remarks effectively disqualified him from being a potential president of the United States. Ramaswamy himself has slammed The Atlantic for misquoting him.

He said he had asked the publication to send the recording before publishing the interview. But, the publication never sent it to him for approval. “The