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

Trump announced in November that Ramaswamy and Elon Musk would co-lead DOGE’s effort to cut the federal budget and streamline government operations.

This announcement comes after several news outlets published reports late last week indicating Ramaswamy would leave his role. Ramaswamy was forced out after claiming American work culture “venerated mediocrity over excellence” in a social media post last month during the debate on the H-1B skilled workers visa among Republicans,