Vivek Ramaswamy, a great debater, suddenly faces the media buzzsaw
Fox News
After presidential candidate and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy took center stage at Fox News' GOP primary debate on Aug. 23, media outlets have thrown him into the flames.
But his instant celebrity is a double-edged sword. Once a presidential candidate comes seemingly out of nowhere, he runs into a tidal wave of media scrutiny, vetting him as a neophyte who must be held accountable. Howard Kurtz is the host of FOX News Channel's MediaBuzz (Sundays 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET). Based in Washington, D.C., he joined the network in July 2013 and regularly appears on Special Report with Bret Baier and other programs.
That’s what happened on Sunday when Ramaswamy was interrogated on NBC’s "Meet the Press" and CNN’s "State of the Union." Again, he deserves substantial credit for appearing on those programs knowing he would get a grilling, and he proved to be an effective counterpuncher.