Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk asked Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to appoint Vivek Ramaswamy to the Senate because he found his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-head “annoying” and didn’t want to deal with him anymore,

The Tesla CEO placed a call to Ohio’s governor on the hush-hush to try an minimize his face-to-face time with Vivek Ramaswamy by having him appointed to the Senate.

Though US President Donald Trump has not dropped a hint on who may replace Elon Musk as the DOGE chief, certain names are doing the rounds. Several contenders like Vivek Ramaswamy, Tom Krause, Amy Gleason are there and the president may choose any of them as a successor of Musk.

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.

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discusses Elon Musk’s criticism of the ‘big, beautiful bill’ and the importance of creating an environment where Americans can be financially successful on ‘The Ingraham Angle.

Elon Musk is stepping down just 130 days into his 180-day appointment as a 'special employee' by US President Donald Trump to lead DOGE in cutting $2 trillion in federal spending

The SA-born tech billionaire leaves the US Department of Government Efficiency, a temporary unit aimed at reducing spending and cutting jobs.

Musk endorsed Trump in July 2024, right after an assasination attempt on Trump, and later Musk reportedly committed around $45 million a month to a new pro-Trump super PAC called

Elon Musk has gotten a lot of attention this year regarding his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a non-official organization President Donald Trump created to slash