India, Jan. 16 -- Donald Trump, who scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday in the run-up to the US presidential elections with his rivals languishing far behind, heaped praises on Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy, who dropped out of the 2024 Republican race after finishing fourth.

"He did a hell of a job. He came from zero, and he has a big per cent," Donald Trump hailed the 38-year-old Indian-American entrepreneur in his speech.

Trump's praise comes a day after he trained his sights on rival Ramaswamy, casting him as a threat to his Make America Great Again movement in what appeared to be a shift in strategy two days before the Iowa caucuses.

"Vote for 'TRUMP,' don't waste your vote! Vivek is not MAGA," Trump said as ...