Trump's choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency is expected to announce a gubernatorial campaign after the new administration begins.

Summary

Vivek Ramaswamy, co-leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Trump, is expected to step down to launch a campaign for Ohio governor.

Sources report friction between Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, and incoming DOGE staff, with Musk’s team criticizing his lack of participation and subtly encouraging his exit.

“Vivek has worn out his welcome,” one Trump associate said.

DOGE, a task force to streamline federal bureaucracy, is not a formal agency.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Someone can only run for governor if they use their full legal name to do so? When did this law get passed? As I have pointed out already to two others, Nikki was her childhood nickname and it is a Punjabi word. This is no different from why Beto O’Rourke calls himself that. It was his childhood nickname. And, similarly, people came up with all sorts of nefarious reasons why he was doing it.

    • DancingBear
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      8 hours ago

      Anyway, now I have to look up Beto’s real name. The topic is interesting because elected officials are changing their names, I’m not sure it relates to why trans folks change their names as much as you seem to think it does.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        7 hours ago

        It has to do with respecting someone’s identity and maybe not accuse them of pretending to change her ethnicity when there’s no evidence since, you know, that’s pretty fucking bigoted.

        • DancingBear
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          7 hours ago

          Meh, I guess we are just going to have to disagree on some things, I believe that it’s okay to scrutinize our politicians and their decisions they have made in life to a higher degree than what might be acceptable for a regular citizen.

          She put herself in the public spotlight in a way that other citizens have not done, and our politicians deserve scrutiny. The policies she has advocated for in the past are quite atrocious which does not help her cause in my opinion but obviously others support her to some degree.

          I would consider this a non issue if it were someone who was even in the same ballpark as me politically, but regardless I do see how it is an issue that could have some relevance to be discussed, even if I agreed with her for the most part politically.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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            3 hours ago

            I never said she can’t be scrutinized. I said it’s fucking bigoted to say that the reason why she is called Nikki is so she can sound white when that is not in any way the case since, again, it was a Punjabi childhood nickname.

            You do understand that Punjabi isn’t English, right? And that non-English names can sound like English ones? You know, like Asian people named Li or Lee? And you know that Punjabi doesn’t use the Latin alphabet, so it can be spelled however you like with the Latin alphabet, right?

            There are so many legitimate things to criticize her for, but you are going with, “she’s trying to make people think she’s white by using a South Asian name.”

            https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_(given_name)

            I suppose she could calll herself ਨਿੱਕੀ, but that is pronounced the same way, so…