Jake Paul is keeping his political ties strong, because GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will be VIP’d up when “The Problem Child” steps in the ring this weekend … TMZ Sports has learned.
Vivek’s spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin tells us the presidential hopeful is heading to Orlando to support Jake during his Friday night showdown with Andre August … and says they’ve actually become good friends.
We’re told Jake’s hooked up Vivek with ringside seats — he’ll be seated next to Jake’s pals and teammates when the first round bell rings. Once it’s over, Vivek plans to get a quick face-to-face catch-up with Jake and his fam … before heading straight back to Iowa for 6 scheduled campaign events on Saturday.
The bond between Ramaswamy and Paul is no secret, thanks to Jake recruiting the candidate for a joint TikTok dance in September, which went viral.
While it might have seemed like a stunt done for fun and games, Vivek later explained during a GOP debate why he thinks TikTok is vital for winning elections … it’s all about influencing the next-gen.
Make no mistake, Ramaswamy needs some kinda spark — he’s currently polling behind Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose home turf he’ll be on this evening.
