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M.B. Mack

Vivek Ramaswamy Torched for Urging Americans to Fear 'Unelected Bureaucracy': 'You Do Realize You're an Unelected Bureaucrat, Right?'

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 27: Vivek Ramaswamy speaks before Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage at the campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. Trump closed out his weekend of campaigning in New York City with a guest list of speakers that includes his running mate Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Tesla CEO Elon Musk, UFC CEO Dana White, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), among others, nine days before Election Day. (Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Vivek Ramaswamy is facing backlash after urging Americans to fear "unelected bureaucracy" in a response to criticism of his agency's planned federal cuts, with many pointing out that he is "an unelected bureaucrat" himself.

On November 12, Donald Trump announced that entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk would co-lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tasked with reducing the size of federal agencies.

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