- Influencer Jake Paul said he got GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to join the platform.
- The two collaborated on a short clip that featured them bouncing up and down.
Jake Paul is taking credit for bringing the GOP presidential candidate and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy onto TikTok, where he's already amassed 34,000 subscribers in about a week.
In a TikTok video posted September 14 to Paul's channel, the polarizing YouTuber-turned-boxer said he got Ramaswamy on the platform. The clip featured Paul and the aspiring politician rocking limply up and down, while gesticulating to the left and right with their pointer fingers.
@jakepaul Getting Vivek on Tik Tok because i believe our politicians of the future should connect with gen z and milennials on social where we all live and breathe. Its bizarre that in this day and age our presidents have no connection with us via social. Only the occasional tweets. Meet @Vivek Ramaswamy ♬ original sound - GenosPicks
"Getting Vivek on Tik Tok because i believe our politicians of the future should connect with gen z and milennials on social where we all live and breathe. Its bizarre that in this day and age our presidents have no connection with us via social. Only the occasional tweets. Meet @Vivek Ramaswamy," Paul wrote in the video's description.
Ironically, one of Ramaswany's views is that the voting age should be raised to 25.
The clip's comment section was rife with derision. Numerous viewers made comments with some form of "Not Vivek!" while someone wrote that "nothing says 'I'm out of touch'" like partnering with Paul.
Ramaswamy has uploaded four videos since he joined the platform, including a stitch of the Paul co-sign video that has been viewed over a million times.
Ramaswamy's launch on the app has been met with incessant trolling in the comment sections of his videos, with thousands of people leaving the meme reply "I edge to you Vivek."
Ramaswamy was also hexed by a member of the app's WitchTok subculture. The hex included ingredients that were meant to give him sadness and "a web of nightmares," among other maladies.
Insider reached out to Paul and Ramaswamy for comment.