Vivek Ramaswamy quits ‘Doge’ cost-cutting program leaving Musk in charge

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Donald Trump’s much-vaunted but ill-defined new “department of government efficiency” (Doge) program lost one of its leaders hours after the new president took office on Monday, as Vivek Ramaswamy bowed out of the government cost-cutting taskforce, leaving Elon Musk in sole charge.

Ramaswamy’s exit came as he reportedly plans to run for Ohio governor. Trump chose Ramaswamy to lead Doge, a non-governmental organization, alongside Musk in November.

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