Musk Pressured Ohio Governor To Appoint “Annoying” Ramaswamy To US Senate To Get Him Out Of DOGE

Politico reports:

Elon Musk, growing tired of Vivek Ramaswamy and eager to push him out of the Department of Government Efficiency, telephoned Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this year with a request: appoint Ramaswamy to the Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.

Initially, according to a person familiar with the call, Musk urged DeWine to send Ramaswamy to the Senate so the former presidential hopeful could be the DOGE point-person in Congress. But shortly into the call, Musk betrayed his actual motivation: He said he found Ramaswamy annoying.

DeWine wasn’t about to solve Musk’s problem for him by handing Ramaswamy what could amount to a lifetime appointment to the Senate. But the GOP governor knew that if he passed over Ramaswamy for the Senate, the hyper-ambitious biotech entrepreneur would simply turn to running for governor.

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This nugget from @politico.com is AMAZING.

Elon Musk asked Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to appoint Vivek Ramaswamy to the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by JD Vance because Musk found him so annoying he wanted to get rid of him.

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— Bryan Schott (@schotthappens.com) May 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM