Same day Lt. Gov, Jon Husted was sworn in as Ohio's U.S. Senator, Vivek Ramaswamy exited DOGE expecting to enter the Ohio Governor's race next week.

The former Republican primary foe departs DOGE after his goal of trimming regulations was overtaken by Musk’s priority of cutting expenditures.

A deep philosophical rift between the two billionaire leaders of the “Department of Government Efficiency” left Musk alone at its top, which could give him more power than envisioned