Jonathan Allen is a senior national politics reporter for NBC News, based in Washington.
Vivek Ramaswamy confronted Sen. Joni Ernst over her criticism of his position on Israel at an Iowa political fundraising event last Friday, according to two sources who witnessed the tense exchange and video obtained exclusively by NBC News. The two politicians ran into each other as Ernst, R-Iowa, was exiting a podcast studio at Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' 'Triple MMM Tailgate” fundraiser and Ramaswamy was heading in.
' Then, he was beckoned to join the podcast. 'But anyway,' Ernst said as they shook hands again, 'don't make assumptions about where I am , either.' Ramaswamy retorted one last time: 'And vice versa.' A top aide said Ramaswamy believed the U.S.-mediated negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Israel were most likely a factor in the Oct. 7 terrorist assault on Israel. “The idea of the U.S.
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