Jesse Watters Grills Vivek Ramaswamy About Reported Ouster from DOGE: ‘What Happened There?’

WATTERS: “So, we’re hearing you’re leaving DOGE after, like, three Scaramuccis. What happened?”
Ramaswamy: “Well, the reality is, I’m pursuing elected office very shortly, we’ll have an announcement soon. But, Jesse, things are off to a great start. I think President Trump has proven — look at the actions that he took in that first week, the most pro-merit president I think we’ve had in a long time. And as for my vision grounded in the constitutional law and the future of the country, I think it’s best pursued through elected office, and I’m confident that they’re going to succeed in slashing and burning that federal bureaucracy.”
WATTERS: “People are saying you didn’t get along with Musk. What happened there?”
Ramaswamy: “I think that’s incorrect. 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. 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. So, I’ll have to be saying more on that, Jesse, but that’s gonna — “
WATTERS: “Alright, so Elon didn’t fire you?”
Ramaswamy: “No, we had a mutual discussion. I wish him well and we’re on the same page where divide and conquer, it’s saving the country. It’s not a one-man show from top-down or the bottom-up. It’s all of the above. That’s what I’m in for.”