Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy co-hosted the first-ever X Space on the Department of Government Efficiency last night, dispelling rumors of their apparent clash that prompted Ramaswamy to exit the super-department around the time of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. It was rumored that Elon Musk booted Ramaswamy out of the department after his rant against American culture — becoming the solo head of DOGE as he did not allow Ramaswamy to be on DOGE and to contest for the Ohio governor election at the same time. Ramaswamy, however, asserted that there was no disagreement between him and Elon and he was not fired. DOGE turned into a tech thing and Elon is the best to head that, Vivek Ramaswamy said adding that the law does not allow him to continue in DOGE and also throw his hat into the election ring.
As DOGE hosted the first-ever X Space event to update about what the department is doing, Vivek Ramaswamy joined Elon Musk apart from Senator Joni Ernst and Senator Mike Lee. “It was cool to lay the foundation for the first couple of months. You’ve been kicking a** the last couple of weeks,” Ramaswamy told Musk.
The discussion was on DOGE, how the previous government increased mindless expenditure and the announcement that USAID will be shut down. In the end, as Elon Musk thanked everyone for joining the event, he called Vivek Ramaswamy senator and then corrected himself and called him ‘Governor’. “That’s the kind of direction we are going in,” Vivek Ramaswamy replied as both of them laughed.
Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio Guv race
The former presidential candidate and the former co-chief of Doge Vivek Ramaswamy is expected to announce his Ohio Governor bid in mid-February. But even before the launch of his campaign, he has a huge lead over his potential competitors, a polling by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates revealed. As of now, he is winning 52 per cent of the state’s GOP voters in a hypothetical primary ballot. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R), the first major candidate to declare a run, was in second place with 18 per cent.
“In no uncertain terms, Vivek Ramaswamy is the overwhelming frontrunner to be the Republican nominee for Governor in Ohio, and he’ll only be buoyed by his pro-Trump and America First policies and ideas,” the pollster wrote in a memo.
