State Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) responded to documented evidence that he was removed from Vivek Ramaswamy’s endorsements page by suggesting it never happened — posting a screenshot of himself back on the page and telling followers the reports of his removal were “greatly exaggerated.”
The problem: internet archive records prove it did happen.
A Web Archive snapshot from February 20 shows Click listed among the endorsers on vivekforohio.com/endorsements/. A second snapshot from April 11 — two days after TiffinOhio.net reported that Ramaswamy’s campaign was promoting endorsements from Click and state Rep. Rodney Creech (R-West Alexandria), who was accused of sexual misconduct with a minor — shows both names gone.
On Monday, TiffinOhio.net published a report documenting the removals. Within approximately two hours, Click’s name reappeared on the live page.
Rather than explain what happened, Click took to Facebook.
The post
Shortly after his name was restored, Click posted a screenshot showing himself back on Ramaswamy’s endorsements page, accompanied by a grinning emoji.
“Rumors that I have been removed from a list of endorsements Vivek Ramaswamy are greatly exaggerated,” Click wrote, linking to the updated page — a paraphrase of a quote commonly attributed to Mark Twain.
Click did not address why his name had been absent from the page for weeks. He did not explain who removed it. He did not say who restored it. He did not acknowledge the Web Archive snapshots confirming the removal. He did not dispute a single fact in TiffinOhio.net’s reporting.
Instead, he presented his restoration to the page as evidence the reporting was wrong — even though the reporting is what prompted the restoration.
The timeline
The documented sequence of events:
April 2-9: TiffinOhio.net publishes two articles — one reporting that Ramaswamy’s campaign was actively promoting the endorsement of Creech, who was accused of climbing into bed with a minor female relative while erect and wearing only his underwear according to Bureau of Criminal Investigation documents, and a companion piece examining resurfaced video of Click describing conversations with “young girls” about their sexual experiences during Ohio House testimony on his anti-trans legislation.
By April 11: Both Click and Creech are removed from vivekforohio.com/endorsements/. The Web Archive captures the change.
April 13, approximately 12:30 p.m.: TiffinOhio.net publishes a report documenting the removals, citing the Web Archive snapshots.
April 13, approximately 2:30 p.m.: Click’s name reappears on the endorsements page. Click posts to Facebook, framing the restoration as proof the reporting was inaccurate.
Creech’s name was not restored. As of publication, Creech does not appear anywhere on Ramaswamy’s endorsements page.
A familiar pattern
Click’s response follows a pattern of attacking the outlet rather than addressing the substance of reporting.
In late March, after TiffinOhio.net reported that Click cosponsored House Bill 649, which would give state officials live camera access to every child care center in Ohio, Click posted to his official state representative Facebook page, his campaign page, and his personal profile urging constituents not to believe reporting from TiffinOhio.net. His graphic cited Grok, the AI chatbot built by Elon Musk’s xAI, as its source material — literally labeled “Source: Grok by xAI” at the bottom of the image.
Click did not dispute any facts in that article either.
Earlier in March, after Click skipped a League of Women Voters candidates forum in Tiffin, he posted on Facebook calling TiffinOhio.net a “Democrat blog” that produces “Fake News with a dash of rumors and liberal, unverified Click bashing all day long.” He did not address the substance of the forum — including the fact that both his Republican primary challenger Eric Watson and Democrat Aaron Jones participated.
What the Web Archive shows
The Web Archive — also known as the Wayback Machine — is a nonprofit digital archive that automatically saves snapshots of web pages. These snapshots are timestamped and cannot be altered by the website’s owner. They are widely used by journalists, researchers, and courts to document changes to websites.
The February 20 snapshot of Ramaswamy’s endorsements page shows both Click and Creech listed among the campaign’s Ohio House endorsers. The April 11 snapshot shows both names absent. The Ramaswamy campaign made no public announcement about either removal.
Click was one of the most enthusiastic promoters of the Ramaswamy-McColley ticket. In January 2026, when Ramaswamy selected Ohio Senate President Rob McColley as his running mate, Click told The Daily Signal: “Out of a crowd of super qualified candidates, Vivek made a strong pick for L.G. Rob McColley makes a great ticket even greater.” Click added that “the future of Ohio grew just a little bit brighter tonight.”
Click faces Watson in the May 5 Republican primary for Ohio House District 88. He quietly stepped down as senior pastor of Fremont Baptist Temple in 2025, assuming the honorary title of pastor emeritus — a transition first reported by TiffinOhio.net.
