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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