Billionaire and Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy detailed his future after leaving the Department of Government Efficiency, specifically how he wants to combat “victimhood” within the nation. Ramaswamy split with DOGE earlier this month amid rumors that he will launch a gubernatorial run in Ohio’s 2026 election,

Vivek Ramaswamy rejected claims that Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked him out of the Department of Government Efficiency. In an appearance on Fox News, Ramaswamy dismissed reports that there was any bad blood between them, saying that the two had different visions.

Charlamagne tha God rejected Vivek Ramaswamy's explanation of his exit from the Department of Government Efficiency on Monday.

Vivek Ramaswamy has said that Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday will bring the "dawn of a new Golden Age."

Vivek Ramaswamy admitted that DOGE became a tech project and hence Elon Musk is the best to handle it but insisted that he had no fallout with Elon Musk or Donald Trump and they both supported his next step to run as Ohio governor.

The former Republican primary foe departs DOGE after his goal of trimming regulations was overtaken by Musk’s priority of cutting expenditures.

Speaking at an inauguration eve rally in Washington, Trump claimed that the forthcoming pardons would make his supporters “very happy,” once again referring to the convictees—who tore through the U.S. Capitol complex in a deadly riot, halting Congress’s certification of votes in delirious support of his failed presidential bid—as “hostages.”

Vivek Ramaswamy said it was an honor to help with the Department of Government Efficiency as he announced he is leaving the endeavor to launch an expected bid for Ohio governor.

Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy has set his sights on becoming governor of Ohio, his home state.

Ramaswamy is expected to head DOGE until its deadline of July 2026, lining his timing up for the Ohio gubernatorial election scheduled November 2026.

Sources familiar with Ramaswamy's plans told The Washington Post last week that he was interested in the position after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine chose Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice President JD Vance's vacated Senate seat.