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DEI Hire Vivek Ramaswamy fired/wore out his welcome (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 19
OP
I need to practice my Kamala laugh. I will be laughing my ass through this shit show
tulipsandroses
Jan 19
#1
not sure about that. He has political ambitions to run for governor in Ohio, which I think is the reason he is stepping
JohnSJ
Jan 19
#2
tulipsandroses
(6,730 posts)1. I need to practice my Kamala laugh. I will be laughing my ass through this shit show
Well, DOGE may work after all, it managed to get rid of 1 big waste.
JohnSJ
(97,444 posts)2. not sure about that. He has political ambitions to run for governor in Ohio, which I think is the reason he is stepping
aside.
area51
(12,237 posts)3. Eloon's staff is worried about Rama's lack of work?
That's rich, considering how little work Eloon does, apart from sh#tposting on Twitter.
Skittles
(161,810 posts)7. I had the same thought about Trump
none of them do any REAL work
Demovictory9
(34,325 posts)4. Lol
Skittles
(161,810 posts)5. well OK that's a start

NameAlreadyTaken
(1,914 posts)6. Well, he did want the workforce cut by half.
CatWoman
(79,861 posts)8. well, "duh"
he's the one who started the civil war among MAGA.
couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(118,741 posts)9. That's okay
He'll wear out his welcome with the citizens of Ohio next.
Captain Zero
(7,677 posts)10. Bwahaha. So Seinfeldian.
WTG, asshole.
Enjoy the soup line.
LetMyPeopleVote
(158,145 posts)11. This made me smile
Jit423
(889 posts)12. Did he not know that he is not white and that Trump and Musk are racists? People with dark skin should know better. nt
LetMyPeopleVote
(158,145 posts)13. There is a bingo card for people tfg will fire
LetMyPeopleVote
(158,145 posts)14. Get out of DOGE: How Musk helped eject Ramaswamy
As I suspected, Musk could not stand anyone else getting any attention and got rid of VR
Link to tweet
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/20/doge-musk-helped-eject-ramaswamy-00199487
Elon Musk has already achieved his first cut at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency: his co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy.
Musk, the tech tycoon and Donald Trump confidant, made it known that he wanted Ramaswamy out of DOGE in recent days, according to three people familiar with Musks preferences who, like others for this article, were granted anonymity to discuss them. An ill-received holiday rant on X by Ramaswamy about H-1B visas apparently hastened his demise.
Just 69 days after Trump announced the team, Ramaswamy is now leaving DOGE and planning to announce a run for Ohio governor next week. Musks ability to ice out Ramaswamy, who for a variety of reasons had irked some Republicans in Trumps circle, is the latest sign of his influence in the incoming administration. And it presages an encore of all of the infighting that marked Trumps first term.
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.
One main reason for some Republicans frustration with Ramaswamy was a post he made on X during a discussion of H-1B visas. In late December, Ramaswamy criticized American culture, saying that tech companies hire foreign workers in part because of a mindset in the country that has venerated mediocrity over excellence.
Musk, the tech tycoon and Donald Trump confidant, made it known that he wanted Ramaswamy out of DOGE in recent days, according to three people familiar with Musks preferences who, like others for this article, were granted anonymity to discuss them. An ill-received holiday rant on X by Ramaswamy about H-1B visas apparently hastened his demise.
Just 69 days after Trump announced the team, Ramaswamy is now leaving DOGE and planning to announce a run for Ohio governor next week. Musks ability to ice out Ramaswamy, who for a variety of reasons had irked some Republicans in Trumps circle, is the latest sign of his influence in the incoming administration. And it presages an encore of all of the infighting that marked Trumps first term.
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.
One main reason for some Republicans frustration with Ramaswamy was a post he made on X during a discussion of H-1B visas. In late December, Ramaswamy criticized American culture, saying that tech companies hire foreign workers in part because of a mindset in the country that has venerated mediocrity over excellence.