Businessman and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will not be part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by X owner Elon Musk, a spokesperson confirmed.
“Vivek Ramaswamy played a critical role in helping us create DOGE,” Anna Kelly, a spokesperson for the commission, said in a statement. “He intends to run for elected office soon, which requires him to remain outside of DOGE, based on the structure that we announced today. We thank him immensely for his contributions over the last 2 months and expect him to play a vital role in making America great again.”
Trump had named both Ramaswamy and Musk to head DOGE, which has been billed as an advisory group that will launch a cost-cutting effort in the federal government. Over the past weekend, there were reports citing unnamed sources saying Ramaswamy would not be part of the initiative….