Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, the GOP star of the first Republican debate?

has been running for president for six months, but for many Americans, Wednesday night's GOP primary debate was their first major introduction to him.

The 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur slapped around seasoned presidential hopefuls, tussling with former Vice President over the freshness versus experience question, tangling with ex-U.N. Amb. over the war in Ukraine and smacking Florida Gov. Ron by calling him a 'super PAC puppet.'

The fast-talking Ramaswamy was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Indian immigrant parents

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