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Race, Violent Crime in Cincinnati Take Center Stage at Ramaswamy Town Hall

The Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate co-hosted the forum less than two weeks after a viral video showed two people being attacked by a crowd.
Race, Violent Crime in Cincinnati Take Center Stage at Ramaswamy Town Hall
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) and former Cincinnati vice mayor Christopher Smitherman co-hosted a town hall on crime in Cincinnati on Aug. 4, 2025. Jeff Louderback/Epoch Times
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CINCINNATI—Spurred by the aftermath of a street brawl that went viral where two people were brutally attacked by multiple men and women, and concerns about crime in Cincinnati, Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy co-hosted a town hall on Aug. 4.

Ramaswamy shared the stage with Christopher Smitherman, the former Cincinnati vice mayor and former president of the Cincinnati National Association for the Advancement of Colored People who organized the event.

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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.