In response to these reports, police said they arrived at a coffee shop in Grinnell, Iowa.

In the face of conflicting accounts, Ramaswamy’s latest political saga became quite the head-scratcher.

He responded to a thread shared by Daily Mail journalist, Katelyn Caralle.

Vivek Ramaswamy at the GOP debate

Thephotosshowcased the scene of the accident, in which Ramaswamy’s car sustained minor scratches.

In avideoalso shared by Caralle, Ramaswamy is seen going back and forth with protestors.

We were completely unaffiliated with the protestors."

scratches on the back of a black car

Laughlin wrote that the driver was yelling profanities right before hitting their campaign car.

I’m sure they’d be just as eager to call it an unrelated accident, right?"

According to HuffPost, the presidential hopeful later sent out a fundraising email.

Vivek Ramaswamy giving a thumbs up

In the email, Ramaswamy urged his supporters to stand for free speech by donating to his campaign.