Ramaswamy ignited a firestorm in December with a tweet criticizing what he described as America’s “cultural veneration of mediocrity.” In his post, he argued that the US had deprioritized ...

A Jan. 17 post shared by a parody account for biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy announcing his candidacy for Ohio governor has been shared as an ...

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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 ...

In November, Trump announced that Ramaswamy, a 2024 GOP presidential contender, and billionaire Musk, one of the president-elect's most prominent supporters, would jointly lead the new department ...

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