Overview

• At a University of Minnesota event in Minneapolis, attendee Liam Birmingham asked why a “polytheistic ideology” like Hinduism would share “Christian values.”
• Vivek Ramaswamy replied that he is a monotheist in the Vedanta/Advaita tradition and said he believes in “one true God.”
• He drew a parallel between Hindu concepts of divine manifestations and the Christian Trinity to contest the polytheism characterization.
• Ramaswamy invited the questioner on stage to read Article VI, Clause 3, emphasizing that the Constitution bars any religious test for public office and highlighting shared civic values.
• A video of the exchange posted on X drew hundreds of thousands of views and mixed reactions, and the stop was part of the “This Is the Turning Point” tour following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.