Vivek Ramaswamy torched a reported $200 million agreement for New York City to lease the Roosevelt Hotel from the Pakistani government to house migrants.

Vivek Ramaswamy criticized reports that New York City is paying $220 million to rent the Roosevelt Hotel, owned by the Pakistani government, to house illegal immigrants, calling the situation “nuts.” In a social media post,

New York City has leased the Roosevelt Hotel, owned by the Pakistani government, for $220 million to house undocumented migrants. The 19-storey hotel was closed in 2020 but reopened this year under the deal.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and Republican, has sharply responded to reports that New York City is leasing the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan.

Republican politician Vivek Ramaswamy expressed outrage over the deal, calling it “nuts.” In a post on X, he wrote, “A taxpayer-funded hotel for illegal migrants is owned by the Pakistani government,

Ramaswamy made the remark on X reposting New York-based author John LeFevre's post, in which he claimed that the deal with the Pakistan government was part of a recent IMF bailout package.

The 1,200-room Roosevelt Hotel in New York is owned by the Pakistani government and is used to shelter illegal immigrants.

New York City is paying $220 million to rent the Roosevelt Hotel, owned by Pakistan International Airlines, to house illegal immigrants, a report revealed. The hotel, part of a $1.1 billion IMF bailout package for Pakistan,