Vivek Ramaswamy listens to a question at an event in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, on August 14, 2023.
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
  • Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign said he did not intend to call Volodymyr Zelenskyy a Nazi.
  • Instead, a spokesperson told The New York Times that the GOP presidential hopeful was "talking quickly."
  • The campaign said Ramaswamy was referencing a highly criticized moment during Zelenskyy's recent visit to Canada.

A spokesperson for GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said the conservative entrepreneur did not intend to imply that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a Nazi during Wednesday's Republican presidential debate.