Ramaswamy, who spent much of his presidential campaign running into any news cycle that remotely validated his campaign’s anti-illegal immigration rhetoric, was something of a latecomer to the unfolding story in Springfield, where he spoke of growing up and playing tennis at nearby Wittenberg University and getting subs at Mike And Rosy’s Deli.

Former GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy hosted a town hall with concerned residents Thursday in a city at the center of the 2024 race: Springfield, Ohio.