This Indian-origin entrepreneur has stepped down from Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s brainchild—the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Vivek Ramaswamy has exited the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which will now be solely led by Elon Musk.
Vivek Ramaswamy has stepped down from co-leading President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to the Associated Press. The official line as to why Ramaswamy is moving on is that he plans to run for elected office — he reportedly intends to run for Ohio governor.
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Indian-origin entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy opted out of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) hours after Donald Trump took oath as the 47th president of the United States on Monday.
Online users shared videos showing Musk twice extending his hand outward from his heart but omitted his words explaining the gesture.
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The billionaire decided he could not campaign while helping lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but tensions with Elon Musk were also evident.
The world’s richest man is about to have a stunning amount of access—physically and digitally—to the White House.
Billionaires at the Capitol on Monday included Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, billionaire Trump supporter Miriam Adelson, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and others.
At the same time, Donald Trump’s meme coin, $TRUMP, launched on Friday, plummeted more than 40 percent. His coin had a very auspicious start, becoming the second-largest meme coin based on market cap. But right after his wife’s coin launch, the president-elect’s coin lost more than $7.5 billion in value.