Posted on 01/19/2025 8:25:08 PM PST by mbrfl
Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with entrepreneur Elon Musk, is expected to soon step away from the task force, CBS News has learned. Ramaswamy intends to announce a campaign for Ohio governor as soon as the end of January, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.
Ramaswamy, 39, had no comment.
People close to Musk have privately undercut Ramaswamy for weeks, frustrated with his lack of participation in the heavy lifting, according to sources familiar with the internal dynamics. There has been friction between the incoming rank and file DOGE staff and Ramaswamy, the sources said, and Ramaswamy has been subtly encouraged to exit.
"Vivek has worn out his welcome," one person close to Trump said.
Ramaswamy recently met with the Ohio's sitting governor, Mike DeWine, about the state's Senate seat left vacant by Vice President-elect JD Vance. But on Friday, DeWine announced he is appointing his lieutenant governor to the post.
Ramaswamy, who sought the GOP nomination in 2024, was at Mar-a-Lago, the president's West Palm Beach, Florida, estate during the transition. Sources said he was spotted at the bar with Musk one day, scratching out plans for DOGE on a napkin. But the pair haven't worked closely for a while, sources said.
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Makes sense to not have 2 drivers for any entity.
Jennifer Jacobs, Weijia Jiang and Fin Gómez. Foreigners from SeeBS?
Too many chefs spoil the broth.
CBS Spews.
Narrative is and will be internal dissension, competition and strife. Exaggerated and dramatized.
I wondered how that was going to work...the two heavy hitters running DOGE.
Why anyone, ANYONE, would take anything CBS states at face value and DOES NOT ASSUME that they are lying is beyond me.
Thank you. Why CBS News is posted here as non-satire is beyond me
I noticed Trump left out Vivek’s name tonight when thanking people. But I think he left out Melania as well.
Well, I guess Trump wasn’t too happy with the used car salesman, uh, cough, Vivek calling US workers lazy.
Extrovert John Galt?
Good riddance. Hindu supremacist scammer.
CBS complete bullscat
“DeWine instead picked his milquetoast lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to replace Vance.”
Huge mistake. I hoped he would appoint Ramaswamy, a brilliant guy who’d run circles around the stupid crooked Dem senators.
I agree but posted to the wrong person.
>> But on Friday, DeWine announced he is appointing his lieutenant governor to the post.
DeWine, the consummate DeDouche
I’ll wait to hear it from Vivek’s own mouth.
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