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Term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) is reportedly moving to block the Ohio Republican Party from endorsing Vivek Ramaswamy’s bid to succeed him. DeWine and his advisers hope to prevent the state party from endorsing Ramaswamy to replace DeWine in the governor’s mansion in Columbus. President Donald Trump endorsed Ramaswamy on the night he announced his campaign to govern the Buckeye State. The move pits DeWine sharply against Trump and Vice President JD Vance, NBC noted: The moves place DeWine sharply at odds with Trump and Vice President JD Vance, an Ohioan who has directed his political team to steer Ramaswamy’s...

Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s bid for governor has gained significant momentum following a full endorsement from President Donald Trump, who praised Ramaswamy as "Young, Strong, and Smart" and a "very good person who truly loves our Country." The endorsement is expected to bolster Ramaswamy's campaign against Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who has launched his own gubernatorial bid. Ramaswamy's platform includes policies such as banning cell phones in schools and closely aligning himself with Trump’s agenda. His endorsement is seen as a strategic move to solidify his position in the race and appeal to conservative voters in the...

Vivek G. Ramaswamy - @VivekRammaswamy It’s outrageous that Israel had trade barriers to begin with. Israel is the most subsidized nation by the U.S. and we have has sent nearly half a trillion in aid, yet they run a trade deficit with us. Where’s the return for American taxpayers? This isn’t partnership—it’s exploitation. 2:42 PM · Apr 7, 2025

Donald Trump has doubled down on his opposition to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) at a rally in Laconia, New Hampshire Monday Night. “Vivek wanted this: I will never allow the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency,” Trump said, referring to crypto-friendly candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a critic of CBDCs, who recently suspended his campaign after a disappointing showing in Iowa. “This would be a dangerous threat to freedom, and I will stop it from coming to America,” he has previously said. “Such a currency would give a federal government, absolute control over your money. They could take your money,...

@TheInsiderPaper WATCH: Trump says he will never allow creation of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

Indian-origin Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy pulled out of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) due to differences with the Tesla CEO over H-1B visas, a report has suggested. Hours after Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th US President, Ramaswamy announced that he would not co-head DOGE. The Tesla CEO who wanted Ramaswamy 'out' of the team over the 39-year-old entrepreneur's remarks on X regarding H-1B visas made in December last year. Ramaswamy's comments on X during a discussion of H-1B visas were the one 'main reason' for some Republicans getting frustrated with him, a report in Politico said. "Venerated mediocrity...

Vivek Ramaswamy will announce a run for governor for Ohio, according to the Washington Post and The Hill. RINO Governor Mike DeWine’s term ends in 2026. In November President Trump announced Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head the Department of Government Efficiency.

CLEVELAND — Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur slated to help oversee President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to cut government spending, is in discussions about filling Vice President-elect JD Vance’s Senate seat in Ohio, two people briefed on the process told NBC News.The development is a reversal for Ramaswamy, who in November said his work alongside billionaire Elon Musk at Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency would remove him from consideration for the Senate job.But Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who will appoint an interim successor to take over Vance's seat, chatted with Ramaswamy about the Senate vacancy during a meeting last weekend at...

President Donald Trump has tasked Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, (the X-Men), to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Their mission is to brainstorm ways to streamline the government and save the country trillions of dollars. The X-Men have been all over the internet and in media outlets. Musk asserting that he will trim two trillion dollars off the budget, while Ramaswamy states that he will use new Supreme Court decisions and constitutional law to cut spending and eliminate duplicative, ineffective government agencies. If they had private-sector CEO authority, they would undoubtedly be successful. Musk’s takeover of Twitter is...

~From our "Nothing works anymore" files, Air Canada flight 2259 lands at Halifax: 🚨#BREAKING: Watch Wild footage as a Air Canada flight lands with a broken landing gear resulting in the wing scraping the runway causing a fire⁰ 📌#Halifax | #Canada Watch as Air Canada Flight 2259 made a dramatic landing at the Halifax sanfield international airport in Nova... pic.twitter.com/IStX6JHGTo — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) December 29, 2024 Per the airline, it "experienced a suspected landing gear issue". The good news is that for once it wasn't Boeing; it was de Havilland, which...

CNN commentator and former Obama advisor Van Jones admitted during a recent podcast appearance that President Trump is “smarter” than “all of his critics” and that he made the entire Democrat party and Democrat media complex “look like idiots.” These remarks came during an interview posted to political commentator Chris Cillizza’s YouTube channel on Friday. Cillizza agreed with Jones’ assessment that “we look like idiots,” commenting, “You’re totally right.” Jones’ revelation is in response to Trump defying all attempts to steal the 2024 election with a sweeping victory on November 5, winning every swing state, 312 electoral votes, the national...

Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said Thursday on CNN’s “Newsroom” that the proposed Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, would be “unconstitutional and illegal.” Host Jim Acosta said, “I want to ask you about something that is coming into your wheelhouse. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy apparently will be up on Capitol Hill talking about their ideas for this thing that they’re calling DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, which is a bit of a misnomer because it won’t be a part of the federal government, apparently but Congress controls the purse strings. What are your...

Thousands of federal and government workers landed members a work from home deal ahead of the incoming Trump administration's efforts to force workers to return to office... The updated contract, which affects 42,000 government employees, will allow workers to stay hybrid until 2029. The deal was signed by President Biden's former SSA Commissioner, Martin O’Malley....

A member of Nancy Pelosi’s family, Alexis Pelosi, could lose her high-paying job at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) after Elon Musk, who will be responsible for eliminating government waste under the incoming Trump administration, mocked her position on X. Alexis, who is married to the former speaker’s nephew, reportedly makes $181,648.00 annually as a climate advisor. After all, all great housing and urban development projects need a climate advisor! To complicate the family drama, Alexis’ father-in-law was once married to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s aunt. Musk, who will lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency...

It's an embarrassment of riches for the Republicans these days. Not only did they sweep the House, Senate and White House, but they're also sending many of their best and brightest to serve in the second Donald Trump administration. This leaves many vacancies to be filled, and one of the most important is the Ohio Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.Vance was elected to the U.S. Senate a mere two years ago, beating Democrat Tim Ryan to replace the retiring Rob Portman (R). Our next vice president spent his brief Senate career in the minority, but his replacement...

Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and RFK Jr. walk into an arena ... No punch line here -- just punches -- as the President-elect returned to the site of his pre-election rally, and brought some famous buddies! The soon-to-be 47th U.S. President, flanked by close friend Dana White, walked to his Octagon-side seat with Elon and Bobby, as well as Musk's DOGE's partner, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tulsi Gabbard, DJT's pick for Director of National Intelligence, and Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson.

President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson walk out to UFC 309 Trump walks out with Elon, Tulsi, RFK Jr, & Dana White at UFC 309 Nov 16, 2024

Grand Total: $2.189 TRILLION of our Tax Dollars Wasted. List and Receipts Below The problem is not that we aren’t taxed enough— it’s that our government lights cash on fire Here is some absurd garbage your US taxes paid for: $1.2 Trillion Wasted - Interest on our National Debt Paid Annually PROOF: https://x.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1848464997526937666 $521 Billion Wasted - The Feds lose as much as $521 billion annually just due to acts of fraud PROOF: https://x.com/Blake_Hall/status/1831401750932369744

The Department of Government Efficiency - the DOGE - is an idea whose time has come. In fact, it's an idea whose time came about 1980, but I suppose, better late than never.DOGE co-chiefs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy appear to be wasting no time.The sheer magnitude of government waste is staggering to behold! A deep dive into federal spending reveals some truly jaw-dropping examples of waste that Trump's new DOGE team will tackle: THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING: $1.3B sent to dead people $171M in benefits to prisoners….. https://t.co/RXxxXrAXoK— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 14, 2024 If it doesn’t advance the...

Many are dancing an Irish jig – even non-Irishmen whom one would not expect to know such dances – over the prospect of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy heading up a new “Grace Commission 2.0” of sorts, cheerfully nicknamed a Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. They intend an 18-month project, hopefully to conclude by our nation’s 250th anniversary, in which they will apply standard American manufacturing cost-cutting techniques such as LEAN and Six Sigma tools, to find out how much fat is in every federal department, bureau and agency, and cut it out as fast as possible. ... However,...