Vivek Ramaswamy received a nasty text message saying, Never trust Indians, after Trump withdrew his decision

A day after Politico revealed that Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump‘s choice to head the Office of Special Counsel, had sent racist and divisive messages in a group chat, including one in which he wrote, “Never trust a chinaman or Indian” and then added the word “NEVER” in reference to former Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Ingrassia withdrew his nomination on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old attorney was set to speak before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) on Thursday. He is still the White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security. However, his bid was doomed by rising resistance from Republican senators.

“I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s HSGAC hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel because, unfortunately, I do not have enough Republican votes at this time,” Ingrassia stated on Truth Social and X.

“I appreciate the overwhelming support that I have received throughout this process and will continue to serve President Trump and this administration to Make America Great Again!”

An spokesperson from the White House said that “He’s no longer being nominated.”

Politico revealed on Monday that Ingrassia has a “Nazi streak” and in a series of inflammatory texts with other Republicans, he made a lot of nasty statements.

His “holiday should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell where it belongs” was one of his remarks, in which he referred to civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. as “the 1960s George Floyd.”

In December 2023, Ingrassia wrote, using an Italian slur for Black people, “No moulignon holidays… Black History Month, Kwanza [sic], MLK Jr. Day, and Juneteenth. Each and every one must be disemboweled.

His attorney stated that the texts “could be manipulated or are being provided with material context omitted” and did not verify their validity.

Capitol Hill immediately reacted negatively to the commotion caused by the texts. “He’s not gonna pass,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Monday, expressing his hope that the White House will revoke the nomination. Thune laughed and said, “Yeah,” in response to a question on Tuesday about whether Ingrassia’s appearance before the committee would be a mistake.

Sens. James Lankford of Oklahoma, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, and Rick Scott of Florida are at least three more Republicans who have stated that they will not support Ingrassia’s confirmation.

Scott stated, “I’m not supporting him,” prior to his attendance at the hearing being canceled. “How anyone in this country could be antisemitic is beyond me. It’s incorrect. “I’m a no,” replied Johnson. It shouldn’t have progressed this far.

Prior inquiry of Ingrassia’s connections to self-described sexist Andrew Tate and Holocaust-denying extremist Nick Fuentes had previously caused obstacles to her nomination. Last week, his July first confirmation hearing was rescheduled after being postponed indefinitely.

Following Politico’s earlier story that Ingrassia had been the subject of an Investigation for his behavior toward a female coworker of lower rank while on a work trip, the controversy grew more intense.

The investigation centered on claims that he canceled a woman’s hotel reservation so she would have to remain in his room. According to three administration insiders, the woman, who is also a Trump appointee, first objected but then gave in to prevent creating a spectacle.

Ingrassia’s lawyer disputed any misconduct, claiming that there were no last-minute lodging arrangements and that Ingrassia did not act inappropriately or participate in sexual harassment.

Fearing reprisals, the woman later withdrew her human resources complaint. Nevertheless, Politico was informed by five administration officials that she felt uncomfortable and that her job performance was negatively impacted by Ingrassia’s actions.

Concerns regarding his suitability to head the Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal body that deals with whistleblower allegations and enforces the Hatch Act, were heightened by the aftermath, which engulfed the upper DHS echelons.

Ingrassia referred to Politico’s stories as “hit pieces designed to sabotage my nomination and damage my reputation” in a letter to Republican Homeland Security Committee members on Tuesday, as his confirmation fell apart.

“I do not deny the authenticity of these purported chat leaks, and I have no Memory of them,” he added. As a White House Liaison at DHS, I have taken considerable steps to promote Jewish and pro-Israel causes, and those who know me personally know that I am neither racist nor anti-Semitic.

The Homeland Security Committee’s chairman, Sen. Rand Paul, told Politico’s “The Conversation” that although Trump “heard the rumblings” about Republicans’ unease about Ingrassia, senators were reluctant to square off against the White House. “If they’re gonna vote ‘no’, they need to man up,” Paul stated, “and they need to tell the president” .

After the messages became public, that courage materialised, and by Tuesday evening, Ingrassia’s nomination was effectively over.

But Democrats said that his withdrawal was insufficient. On social media, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged President Trump to remove Ingrassia from his present position at DHS, describing the action as “nowhere near enough.”

In an earlier post from May, Trump referred to Ingrassia as a “highly respected attorney, writer, and Constitutional Scholar.”