‘He’s an insider’: Ramaswamy’s deep ties to rightwing kingpins revealed

Republican candidate brands himself as an outsider' but has close links to prominent figures Leonard Leo and Peter Thiel

Vivek Ramaswamy has described himself as an outsider", accusing rivals for the Republican presidential nomination of being bought and paid for" by donors and special interests.

But the 38-year-old Ohio-based venture capitalist, whose sharp-elbowed and angry display stood out in the first Republican debate this week, has his own close ties to influential figures from both sides of the political aisle.