Vivek Ramaswamy, co-leader of President-elect Donald Trump‘s Department of Government Efficiency, is expected to step down from his position, potentially complicating the administration’s ambitious federal spending reduction goals.
What Happened: Ramaswamy, 39, plans to pursue a campaign for Ohio governor by month’s end, reported CBS News citing multiple sources. The departure comes as Ramaswamy’s DOGE co-leader, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, recently scaled back expectations for budget cuts from $2 trillion to a more modest $1 trillion target.
During a recent interview on X, Musk characterized even this reduced goal as …Full story available on Benzinga.com