Vivek Ramaswamy Addresses Sudden Exit From DOGE: 'I Think That's Incorrect'

The biotech entrepreneur was tapped in November to co-chair the new advisory group, but left suddenly last week amid reports he had irked Elon Musk.

Vivek Ramaswamy says he wasn’t fired from the Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE), a new federal advisory group he was tapped to co-lead with Elon Musk and that he left on his own volition after “a mutual discussion” with the controversial billionaire.

President Donald Trump announced months ago that Ramaswamy would co-chair the group, only for the Ohio-based biotech entrepreneur — who had also sought the 2024 GOP nomination for president — to exit mere hours after Trump’s inauguration.

When asked Monday by Fox News anchor Jesse Watters if Musk had fired him from DOGE, which purportedly aims to slash unnecessary government spending, Ramaswamy claimed he left to pursue “elected office” soon — and adamantly denied being ousted.

“I think that’s incorrect,” he told Watters. “But what I would say is, we had different and complementary approaches. I focused more on a constitutional law, legislative-based approach. He focused more on a technology approach, which is the future approach.”

“No better person to lead that technology, digital approach than Elon Musk,” Ramaswamy continued. “But when you’re talking about a Constitutional revival, it’s not just done through the federal government — it’s done through Federalism, where states also lead the way.”