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Posted: 2023-12-08T00:04:56Z | Updated: 2023-12-08T00:04:56Z

Fox News host Dagen McDowell did her viewers and America a service on Thursday when she pinpointed just what makes GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy so annoying.

McDowell gave her brutal explanation on Thursdays episode of Outnumbered during a discussion about Wednesdays candidate debate.

Ramaswamy attempted to boost his candidacy by trollishly holding up a sign calling fellow candidate Nikki Haleycorrupt, promising to instantly fire 50% of federal bureaucrats on his first day in office and falsely claimed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were an inside job.

He also expressed support for the great replacement theory, which got him retweeted by various white supremacists, including Nick Fuentes, according to Wired.com.

As a result, fellow GOP candidate Chris Christie referred to Ramaswamy as the most obnoxious blowhard in America.

Ramaswamys performance on the debate stage didnt get much love from McDowell or her co-host, Emily Compagno, who compared his behavior to a court jester.

But McDowell really took Ramaswamy to town with a brutally apt explanation about how his initial appeal turned so annoying.

Ramaswamy is like your sisters new boyfriend, McDowell said. Youre excited. Hes coming over for Thanksgiving. Hes rich. He worked. Hes an entrepreneur. Hes going to bring some really interesting, expensive food.

Then she dropped the bomb.

And ... youre coming up on New Years Eve and youre trying to concoct what kind of illness youre going to have just so you dont have to spend the night with him. Yeah, well, thats where we are with him.

McDowells explanation of Ramaswamys smarm got the seal of approval from Kayleigh McEnany, who admitted, Good analogy.

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Dagen McDowell: "He is like your sisters new boyfriend, excited he's coming for Thanksgiving. He's rich, an entrepreneur... and you're coming up on New Years Eve you're trying to concoct what kind of illness youre going to have so you dont have to spend the night with him." pic.twitter.com/V9rPwmP1m3

Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) December 7, 2023

Ramaswamy is polling in a distant fourth place with GOP voters, at 4.9% of Republicans , according to RealClearPolitics .

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