Ramaswamy reports that a protester rammed his car in Iowa

Republican primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reported a violent incident that occurred hours before a campaign event in Grinnell, Iowa. In a message posted on social media, Ramaswamy explained that after having a verbal exchange with some protesters this Thursday, one of them purposely drove thier car into his.

In some videos uploaded to social networks, you can see how the candidate chats with some people holding signs and asking him some questions. The candidate made an effort to respond to as many people as possible.

Other videos show Ramaswamy talking on the phone while several vehicles use their horns and there is some commotion on the road. "Today we had a civil exchange with the protesters, just before two of them got into their car and rammed it into ours. Those two protesters must be held accountable, but the rest of the peaceful protesters must not be tarnished by the behavior of two bad actors," the primary candidate tweeted.

It would have been a blue Honda Civic that had hit a Ramaswamy campaign team car from behind. According to what the campaign team told Fox, the occupants of the Honda Civic shouted various insults. The driver was a progressive woman, according to the candidate's team.

The Police issue a statement

Given what happened, the Grinnell Police published a statement this Thursday. According to the police report, a 22-year-old woman had just eaten at an establishment in Grinnell when she returned to her vehicle in the parking lot. When reversing her car, the woman allegedly hit a black Ford Expedition rented by Ramaswamy's team.

The police statement describes the crash as "accidental" and details that the Ford Expedition was not occupied at the time of the collision. The woman was released with a traffic citation for reckless driving. There were no injuries and the vehicles suffered only superficial damage.