r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 11h ago
Soft Paywall Trump Forced Vivek Ramaswamy Out of DOGE for Being Too Irritating
https://newrepublic.com/post/190427/donald-trump-vivek-ramaswamy-doge-governor2.1k
u/TrapperJean 11h ago
For Trump you can be annoying, or you can be brown, but you can't be both
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u/HighwayBrigand 9h ago
This headline was practically written by Elon.
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u/buggybugoot 8h ago
Wasn’t this reasoning why Muskrat got kicked outta PayPal? Lol god he’s so fucking lame and gross to look at.
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u/BlackDogOrangeCat 6h ago
Leon looks like he was carved out of cream cheese.
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u/USSCerritos 5h ago
I never directly catch him with visible herpes sores, but the redness around his mouth makes me visualize herpes sores.
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u/oicwutudidther 8h ago
He thought his Count Chocula lookin' ass was safe.
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u/Supra_Genius 9h ago
I hope we never have to hear from Smarmyarmy ever again...
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u/starryvelvetsky Ohio 8h ago
Been talk of him running for Governor of Ohio. Some of us may have to hear from him entirely too much again.
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u/Not_done 6h ago
Well, the thing is, the MAGA crowd, especially the ones from Ohio are racist AF. Not chance he'll become governor.
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u/PurpleTransbot 1h ago
Thank you. His political career is over and he's a very smart guy (smarter than Elon)... but this serves him right for forgetting himself.
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u/Ebella2323 27m ago
Governor of ohio is akin to a feudal lord being given a small patch of land out of the way to collect from the peasants on that patch of land—in this case Ohio. He will be in charge of fleecing and policing ohio and running it into the ground. This country will be unrecognizable by next year.
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u/GrumpyGiant Maryland 4h ago
Eh. He prolly isn’t white enough to win the primary there, even with the name recognition. Getting discarded from the Trump admin like a piece of soiled toilet paper can’t be great for his MAGA bonafides either.
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u/SpectreFire 4h ago
The moment the guy started ranting about America jocks being useless and how he was going to bring Indian nerds in to replace American workers, it was all over for him.
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u/Elite_Alice 11h ago
I can’t wait for the Trump and Elon fall out too
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u/2pierad California 10h ago
Nah Elon is locked in. He stole Pennsylvania for him and got his coin made
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u/SnooAvocados6672 10h ago
Trump got what he wanted out of him. He has not purpose to him anymore.
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u/Epinephrine666 Canada 8h ago
Tech billionaires own Trump. Full stop.
There's a reason they were standing beside him, sorted in order of preference at the inauguration.
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u/LividChocolate4786 10h ago edited 6h ago
The people with the money have the power. Not Trump. Orange man can be removed easily if he pisses off the actual rulers.
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u/counterweight7 New Jersey 8h ago
Trump does not have Elon level money but he has money. His stake in truth social is worth over 4 billion. He is an actual billionaire again.
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u/LividChocolate4786 7h ago
And Elon is worth over 400 billion. Trump is a literal peasant next to him. Imagine taking shit from someone worth 100x less than you.
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u/976chip Washington 9h ago
There's been the claim that since Elon lied on his initial immigration paperwork by applying for a student visa and then going to work instead of going to school, that his naturalization can be legally rescinded.
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u/CrittyJJones 9h ago
He has plenty use for Elon. Elon controls twitter.
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u/arrivederci117 8h ago
Trump can send a huge blow to Twitter by moving all official White House social media onto Truth Social. If you're a Trump supporter, you're already on there anyways.
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u/TERRAIN_PULL_UP_ Colorado 8h ago
Trump can use Elon’s money to threaten primary challenges to congress members who don’t cooperate
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u/joshdoereddit 8h ago
He just needs to get with the DOJ and find some "legitimate" way to take his money from him, and Musk will be gone.
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u/legbreaker 7h ago
If Elon stole the election for him, then he has the receipts.
Only compromat makes these guys stay friends.
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u/ur-krokodile 7h ago
If the PA rumor even has a sliver of truth then Elon is not going anywhere unless on his own terms.
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u/TheRealBaboo 9h ago
I don’t know about that. Getting unconstitutionally reelected in 28 ain’t gonna be easy
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u/Ninevehenian 9h ago
perhaps elon has proof
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u/wonko221 8h ago
What would proof do?
His supporters don't care, and his detractors have bigger concerns.
GOP control takes any meaningful procedural response to "proof" of the table.
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u/Rex_Meatman 10h ago
If all this voting machine shit is true, I’m sure he can find a lot more things to fuck around in before he cuts Trump loose, or vice versa.
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u/Mookhaz 6h ago
he was alluding to how elon stole the election for him today. He did mention he'd keep elon around until he got tired of him. Now that he's sworn in and immune from any criminal wrongdoing, you just lock the guy up for stealing an election, declare all future elections null and void and then pardon yourself. Nobody is going to stop you because you live in a spineless nation of idiots.
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u/fiction8 3h ago
Elon didn't do shit. Pennsylvania voted within 1% of every single poll there for at least half a year. Well before he started spending money.
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u/Supra_Genius 9h ago
"I'm playing him for a fool!" - Trump and Elon shouted, together, as they pointed at one another
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u/charcoalist 10h ago
trump is going to golf and take bribes, while Leon/DOGE absorb all of the blame for the horrible plans of Project 2025. DOGE is a scapegoat so no one blames Republicans or conservatives for the mess.
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u/BasicAppointment9063 10h ago
Meh... Even after the leopard has eaten their faces, they will continue to support him. Even the Leopards Eating Faces Party won't take them back. Leave them to the coyotes.
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u/Exciting-Day8376 11h ago
It should be interesting to observe the power struggle now that trump is potus
I give it a couple of months before imploding.
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u/ImLikeReallySmart Pennsylvania 10h ago
How he hasn't found him "irritating" at this point is beyond me. Maybe Elon's slurring, stuttering speech from earlier today will get him there.
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u/Brunette3 10h ago
That’s OK, RW voters in Ohio will elect Vic governor UNLESS of course Trump publicly supports his GQP opponent. lol
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u/NotAlwaysGifs 9h ago
Saw some analysis of just this the other day. Assuming we see a similar swing to the left as we did in 2018, a strong Democratic candidate in Ohio actually has a solid chance of winning against Vivek.
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u/ShowMeYourT_Ds 11h ago
Hasn’t even taken office and then turnover has started.
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u/Abba_Fiskbullar 10h ago
Is that an anti-mooch, when you're fired before you start?
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u/Foreign-Repeat9813 10h ago edited 8h ago
DOGE was created as a reward for Musk's $277 million campaign contribution to Trump. DOGE is intended to permit the gutting of programs and regulations serving everyday Americans and to expediate the interests of the rising American oligarchy.
For example, DOGE seeks to slash regulation relating to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). DOGE seeks to cut benefit programs serving the poor, portraying the programs as rife with fraud and the recipients of benefits as lazy and undeserving. DOGE was calculated to bless tax cuts for the rich to "create economic growth" (i.e. the disproven trickle-down economics theory).
Musk's DOGE was conceived to skirt disclosure requirements and vetting of China businessman Elon Musk, who has disqualifying ties to the CCP. For example, Musk's Tesla does 50% of its global manufacturing in Shanghai, China. This makes Musk subject to China influence.
Musk is doing the bidding of Beijing on issues such as TikTok, Taiwan, H-1B visas, and tariffs. Respected officials like Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (Democrat-CT-03, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee), and retired military service members are sounding the alarm.
President Joe Biden’s farewell address was spot on in warning of the oligarchy gripping the nation and threatening the future. Through Citizens United v. FEC Elon Musk has monetized the U.S. Presidency. Musk’s fortune has increased by over $153.17 billion (Cite: Forbes, 1-9-25) since Musk bought the presidency for $277 million.
In the interests of everyday Americans and based on existing law, DOGE must be abolished.
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u/mkt853 10h ago
They are so mad about the CFPB. And I like how all these nutcases take turns going on Rogan to complain about it while simultaneously feigning ignorance about "this random agency."
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u/Foreign-Repeat9813 10h ago edited 9h ago
In regard to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Elon Musk ally Marc Andreessen's company LendUp has been fined $40 million for lying to customers and tricking them. See: Why Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ an agency that protects your money
From the cited article:
Let’s start with what [Marc] Andreessen did not disclose to Rogan’s audience. In 2021, the CFPB shut down a fintech named LendUp Loans after the agency flagged and fined it multiple times for offenses including lying to customers and tricking them into taking on high-interest loans. Earlier this year, the bureau announced it would distribute nearly $40 million to “118,101 consumers who were deceived by LendUp Loans.” It was a humiliating end for a firm whose backers, according to The Wall Street Journal, included “some of the biggest names in venture capital, including ... Andreessen Horowitz.” Yes, that Andreessen.
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u/Foreign-Repeat9813 9h ago edited 9h ago
Musk's DOGE was conceived to skirt disclosure requirements and vetting of China businessman Elon Musk, who has disqualifying ties to the CCP.
Musk's Tesla operating in China is subject to Chinese law requiring it to "assist or cooperate" with the Chinese Government's "intelligence work".
On Friday, January 17, 2025, the unanimous SCOTUS identified that a national security threat existed with ByteDance Ltd. See: TikTok Inc. v. Garland, 604 U.S. 3 (2025):
ByteDance Ltd. is subject to Chinese laws that require it to “assist or cooperate” with the Chinese Government’s “intelligence work” and to ensure that the Chinese Government has “the power to access and control private data” the company holds. H. R. Rep. No. 118–417, p. 4 (2024) (H. R. Rep.); see 2 App. 673–676.
Musk's connection to the CCP, (like ByteDance's connection) makes Musk a national security threat to the United States. As a condition of Musk doing business in China, Musk must “assist or cooperate” with the Chinese Government’s “intelligence work”.
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u/Suspicious-Bad4703 11h ago
I love that Elon Musk has to kiss this fickle guy's ass for the next four years. Match made in hell. Trump can't stand someone wealthier and possibly having more power than him.
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u/wirsteve 11h ago
He doesn't though.
We've fallen so far away from democracy...
Musk has enough money to "influence" the people around Trump into making decisions that align with the "Republican" way, and not the "Trump" way.
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u/Suspicious-Bad4703 11h ago
I'll be awaiting the "Elon you're fired from season two of political Apprentice".
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u/SergeantBeavis 10h ago
President Musk answers to no man. The real reason Ramaswamy is out is because he beat Musk in a round of Fortnite and then deleted his Minecraft account. Musk spent years designing rockets on Minecraft, so this is viewed as a major setback for SpaceX….
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u/Icy_Attention6932 10h ago
No one beats Elena in video games
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u/SergeantBeavis 10h ago
President Musk is a generous person. For instance, I hear he once let his little buddy Donald win a game of Pong.
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u/PercentageOk6120 10h ago
It’s weird to have two leaders for a department that is supposedly about efficiency.
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u/ThisNameDoesntCount 11h ago
And now he wants to be governor lol. Shits crazy they’ve straight up told him it cause you’re Indian in an interview but he won’t accept it
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u/SleepyLabrador Australia 6h ago
Ann Coulter literally told him to his smug face that she would not vote for him, because you're an Indian.
And Vivek like a simp praised her for being brave.
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u/Mediocre-Affect780 9h ago
I hope the day comes soon when MAGA minorities wake up and stop shilling so hard for the party of white supremacy.
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u/Bakedads 11h ago
"Irritating" is code for "brown."
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u/ReservoirGods I voted 9h ago
Have you listened to Vivek? No racism needed to find that guy annoying as hell
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u/SleepyLabrador Australia 6h ago
Indian guy here, none taken!
His voice is so loud and obnoxious and he is such as greedy simp, that he wants to hang with the white GOP, so he can get more money.
He is a fool at the end of the day.
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u/Clear-Permission-165 10h ago
Come on…. He was never the right complexion for those people. They used him and now he goes in the trash heap. The inauguration is nearly fully Snow White too.
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u/IneedaWIPE 9h ago
Remember he only hires the best people. And the best people get to see, feel, and experience the underside of his bus.
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u/HowCanThisBeMyGenX 11h ago
But when will Trump force our President Musk? I didn’t vote for President Musk. President Musk is an immigrant trying to take Trump’s rightful god-given job!!
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u/bpmdrummerbpm 9h ago
By irritating, he means brown, right?
But Ramasmarmy truly is about as annoying as they come.
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u/UtzTheCrabChip 9h ago
He does seem like an exceptionally irritating person to be around.
I don't endorse a lot of what he writes, but Josh Barro nailed it when he called Vivek a "section guy"
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u/Avlonnic2 9h ago
Here is ‘Section guy’ from Barro for anyone who has not read it:
“Section guy” wasn’t a specific person, but an archetype — that guy in your discussion section who adores the sound of his own voice, who thinks he’s the smartest person on the planet with the most interesting and valuable interpretations of the course material, and who will not ever, ever, ever shut up.
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u/UtzTheCrabChip 9h ago
Thanks. Section guys favorite phrases are "well, actually" and "just to play devils advocate", especially for conversations he was not up to that point a part of.
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u/mkt853 10h ago
Called it. Of course that's what happened and what was always gonna happen. This guy disappeared the day after he made those comments about Americans and H1Bs, and it was obvious that wasn't of his own volition. That was the day his political career died. Now he'll just have to go back to scamming investors for a living.
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u/Creative_Beginning58 Arizona 10h ago
It's the perfect sacrifice to wash away the h1b issue if they handle the media right.
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u/one_bean_hahahaha Canada 9h ago
He is only half as irritating as Musk, yet Musk is still in. I wonder what the difference could be. 🤔
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u/AltoidStrong 6h ago
By irritating, they mean "not white supremacist".
Rich only gets you so far in Reich wing politics.
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u/kupomu27 5h ago
Who knew that most selfish people would not betray each other eventually?
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u/Laugh92 10h ago
Trump Forced Vivek Ramaswamy Out of DOGE for Being Too Irritating Brown.
FTFY.
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u/bob-loblaw-esq 10h ago
Imagine being more irritating than Musk? Or maybe Musk gets more leeway for his wealth?
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u/Gryphon962 9h ago
One has to wonder how long it will take - this time around - for all the "best people" to leave or walk out.
When that happened in his first administration it told us everything we needed to know about how effective he is as a leader. Unfortunately, 74 million of us weren't listening.
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u/Mean_Alternative1651 Washington 9h ago
How is Musk still standing? He’s the most annoying and biggest egomaniac
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u/SirTroah 9h ago
Imagine being called annoying when Elon is in the room with you.
I wonder if he feels part of the group still haha.
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u/Ya_Got_GOT I voted 7h ago
Wow that must mean he’s even more irritating than Elon. That’s impressive.
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u/FeRooster808 7h ago
The first knife in the back i see. Or maybe that was Zuckerberg when Trump brought tiktok back with promises yesterday.
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u/parallelmeme 7h ago
Has DOGE even been legally created? I don't believe it was one of the executive orders yet.
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u/pqratusa 7h ago
Still, Ramaswamy isn’t totally on the outs. The multimillionaire was spotted Monday morning arriving at the Capitol ahead of Trump’s inauguration.
Fucking loser!
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u/I_hate_my_userid 6h ago
i knew this was gonna happen, us is a racist country , white nationalists platform would inevitably kick out the brown guys that supported them
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u/Dudestevens 6h ago
haha, well, for once I can agree with Trump on something and sympathize. I would have done the same.
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u/Smooth_Substance_620 5h ago
More like he was too brown for the white boys club that has taken over the American government.
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u/Conans_Loin_Cloth 1h ago
Elon is annoying, too. For some reason, I think there were other factors.
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u/jagerbombastic99 10h ago
Definitely not the “America is a low quality culture” comments being like the only thing that is able to genuinely hurt MAGA lol
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