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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Vivek Ramaswamy’s statements about H-1B visas reportedly upset Donald Trump and played a factor in his exit from Elon Musk’s DOGE

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  • Elon Musk’s co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency Vivek Ramaswamy stepped down from his position after reportedly upsetting Trump with a post saying American culture “venerated mediocrity over excellence.”

Pharma billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy is out as co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency a month after posting that American culture prized mediocrity, reportedly upsetting President Donald Trump.

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