Vivek Ramaswamy says he wants Trump to be his MENTOR when he is president – and says Iowa State Fair rap was a way to ‘reach young people’

Vivek Ramaswamy said he has had no discussion with Donald Trump about joining his ticket as VP, but said he would take the former president’s advice if he wins in 2024.

The longshot candidate has gained some momentum in the polls, but is still a long way from the No. 1 spot for the GOP nomination.

As the primary candidates descended on the Iowa State Fair this week, Ramaswamy stood out when he broke out in an impromptu rendition of Eminem’s Lose Yourself after telling Governor Kim Reynolds that the rap is his favorite song.

“During this campaign, we all had to have a little fun,” Ramaswamy told Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures host Maria Bartiromo the day after the spectacle.

Ramaswamy joked that his campaign is “reaching young people” when he spoke about his impromptu rap of Eminem’s Lose Yourself at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday

He added: ‘On a more serious note, Maria, one of the things we’re doing in this campaign is we’re reaching young people. We take them en masse. The difference between an electoral margin of 50.1 this cycle and a landslide is young people. And I think this can’t just be a 50.1 Democrat versus Republican tug of war.

“This has to be a landslide (victory),” the biotech millionaire insisted.

Many have speculated that some longshot candidates, such as Ramaswamy, are actually entering the presidential race as a way to apply for a job as Donald Trump’s vice president or become part of his cabinet if he wins in 2024.

Ramaswamy has denied this and says he is going for the nomination.

While the Indian-American entrepreneur and author said he wouldn’t consider a job in former President Trump’s cabinet, he hasn’t shot down the prospects of running as his No. 2 once the primary race is over.

“I have not spoken to (Trump) about his membership in his cabinet, and I have not spoken to him about his membership in mine,” Ramaswamy told Bartiromo on Sunday morning.

“I started in March with 0.0 percent,” said the candidate. “And now I’m in third place in the Republican national primaries ahead of the first debate, on the same trajectory as Trump in 2015.”

“So, Maria, I expect to be the nominee. I expect to win this election by force majeure.’

Ramaswamy added that he has not joined some of the other candidates in attacking Trump because he “respects” the ex-president and “thinks he was an excellent president.”

“And we have a good relationship of mutual respect,” he added. “I expect him to be an advisor, even a mentor of sorts, when I’m in the White House teaching me where the bodies are buried, how to go further than he went.”

“That’s my mission with our America First agenda. And that’s the relationship I expect.’