Ramaswamy, a billionaire who ran against Donald Trump in the Republican primary for president, had been named part of a Trump efficiency project with Elon Musk.

Sources familiar with Ramaswamy's plans told The Washington Post last week that he was interested in the position after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine chose Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice President JD Vance's vacated Senate seat.

Vivek Ramaswamy plans to bail on President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to focus on his ambitions to become Governor of Ohio, according to reports. Sources close to the situation told CBS News that his counterpart at the newly-formed panel,

President Donald Trump’s order establishing the “Department of Government Efficiency” aims to give billionaire Elon Musk’s team sweeping access to operations at federal agencies, revamping its structure after competing visions left one of its leaders seeking an exit.

Vivek Ramaswamy will launch his campaign for Ohio governor next week after stepping away from the Trump administration’s efforts to cut spending.

Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is parting ways with President Donald Trump’s government efficiency commission and instead will focus on a possible run for Ohio governor.

Ramaswamy “just burned through the bridges and he finally burned Elon,” said a Republican strategist close to Trump advisers. "Everyone wants him out of Mar-a-Lago, out of D.C

Vivek Ramaswamy is no longer part of the government efficiency commission that President Donald Trump selected him to lead alongside fellow billionaire Elon Musk

The added controversy around Ramaswamy is the last thing Elon Musk needs as he races to cut $1 trillion from the federal budget before the 2026 midterm elections.