The added controversy around Ramaswamy is the last thing Elon Musk needs as he races to cut $1 trillion from the federal budget before the 2026 midterm elections.

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is out as the co-leader of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, according to a spokesperson for the initiative.

Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed Monday that he will leave President Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), adding that he will

Hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, Vivek Ramaswamy officially stepped down from the “Department of Government Efficiency”

Vivek Ramaswamy will launch a campaign for governor in Ohio early next week and is parting ways with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming DOGE.

Reports say that Vivek Ramaswamy is stepping away from the new Department of Government Efficiency following tensions within the team.

Trump's choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency is expected to announce a gubernatorial campaign after the new administration begins.

Vivek Ramaswamy has stepped down from the Department of Government Efficiency, leaving Elon Musk to lead the Trump-backed task force alone. Ramaswamy is expected to run for Ohio governor in 2026.

President-elect Donald Trump announced that billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would co-chair a new entity, called the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE). “Together,” Trump asserted,

The party has continually found rhetoric to suggest poor people are to blame for each new crisis. When the Tea Party took over the GOP, a key frustration was that “taxpayers” were supporting a population of the unworthy. Mitt Romney almost rode a similar “ 47 percent ” sentiment to the White House.

The two main issues on which Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk clashed are: First, Elon Musk wanted DOGE to focus on expenditure cut while Vivek wanted to