In his bizarre attack on presidential rival Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy just exposed what’s most ailing the Republican Party right now: craven click-bait-y conspiracy-mongering.

Interviewed on Haley’s call for Israel to wipe out Hamas, Ramaswamy claimed, “She is somebody that, like many politicians, in a position to get wealthier from war.”

And he charged that she and other GOP candidates are “ignoring the interests of the US right here at home,” while also focusing on Israel’s suffering while overlooking Azerbaijan’s cruel treatment of ethnic Armenians.

“A lot of it comes down to money, the corrupting influence of super PACs on the process,” he elaborated.

This is a thinly-veiled appeal to antisemitism: His listeners are supposed to hear, Jews are spending their money to win special treatment.

And there’s no mistaking it.

Ramaswamy claims his words have been misinterpreted, but that’s become his habit, as Sean Hannity noted in calling out his latest game: “What are the financial corrupting influences that Nikki Haley is taking a position on?” the Fox News host asked.

And: “We’ve got pictures of dead babies decapitated, burned babies’ bodies.” How is Haley out of line to speak out?

Fact is, she’s been rising in the polls, passing Ramaswamy, by winning the GOP debates to date with a steady, sane demeanor — slapping down the rest of the pack every time they reach for easy answers or pat appeals, whether on foreign policy or issues like abortion.

She shows a hard-nosed understanding of the nation as it is — divided but able to reach sensible agreements — and the world as it is: a dangerous place needing America’s involvement and, yes, leadership.

Ramaswamy is capable of serious thinking; we’ve been happy to print some of it.

But he’s also far too eager to outrage to win attention, and now has repeatedly suggested Haley is simply for sale.

It’s not working for you, Vivek: Better to try learning from Nikki instead of smearing her.