Ramaswamy has cut his ties with DOGE in order to run for governor of Ohio, a prize he is highly unlikely to win. The accounts I have read indicate that his departure was engineered by Elon Musk. What is going on here?
Ramaswamy, from Musk’s perspective, has two serious shortcomings: he’s too foreign and too honest. A sharp-tongued ethnic Indian telling American workers they’re too soft and stupid isn’t a good look for the project with the MAGA crowd. Even Musk, who isn’t exactly known for his sensitivity to public opinion, understands that.
But don’t miss the irony here! Ramaswamy’s idea of replacing bumbling Americans with sharper Asians is an updated version of the Great Replacement Theory.