The new Trump administration is confirming that Vivek Ramaswamy won’t stay with the Department of Government Efficiency at the start of President Trump’s second term, noting that he “intends to run for elected office soon,

In a lengthy post on X in December, Ramaswamy waded into the political discussion on American versus foreign-born workers and railed against a culture that he said had misplaced priorities. “Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long (at least since the 90s and likely longer)” he wrote.

Ramasway’s decision to leave DOGE, which he would have led with Elon Musk, comes as he weighs a run for governor in Ohio.

Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to co-chair the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, is now expected to abandon his post at the organization, according to a report.

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

Elon Musk was itching to get to work at his new US government department dedicated to slashing red tape and bureaucratic spending. As Donald Trump became president, Musk’s axe had already fallen on his first victim: Vivek Ramaswamy,

James Fishback, who has been serving as an outside advisor to DOGE, told BI that he wants to ensure the group keeps its focus on regulatory reform.

Hours after Donald Trump took oath as the 47th President of the United States, Indian-origin entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will no longer be a part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

Anthony Scaramucci, infamously one of Donald Trump’s shortest-tenured advisers, mocked Vivek Ramaswamy for crashing out of the Department of Government Efficiency before it even launched. Scaramucci said that the entrepreneur lasted “minus one day,

Indian-origin entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will no longer be a part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that President Donald Trump announced and selected him to lead along with tech billionaire Elon Musk,

Trump's DOGE initiative seeks to streamline federal operations, dismantle bureaucracy and fire nonessential federal employees.