Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy analyzes the hostility toward Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on “Jesse Watters Primetime.”  Read More

Ramaswamy sought the GOP nomination for president in 2024 before dropping out to back Trump, who later tapped him to co-chair the efficiency initiative with billionaire Elon Musk.

Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday announced his campaign for Ohio governor. Ramaswamy built up his national profile through his long-shot presidential bid last year, before becoming a Trump surrogate and briefly running the so-called Department of Government Efficiency alongside Elon Musk.

Trump had tapped the biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate to run the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency with Elon Musk.

Since Vivek Ramaswamy launched his campaign for governor on Monday, he’s touted a plan to pay Ohio teachers based on merit as a way to improve the state’s education system. The Columbus-area Republican’s tactic of singling out teachers comes as President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have moved to fire thousands of federal workers,

He has five kids with ex, Justine Wilson, including twins, Griffin and Vivian, born in 2004, and triplets, Kai, Saxon and Damian, born two years later. Their first son, Nevada Alexander, was born in 2002 and died at 10 weeks old.

Elon Musk supports Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio governor bid, reinforcing their past collaboration in the Trump administration. Ramaswamy, backed by Trump,

Elon Musk endorsed his former DOGE partner Vivek Ramaswamy for the post of governor of Ohio as he launched his campaign on Monday night.