Trump offers encouragement to Ramaswamy as Ohio governor weighs Senate vacancy
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President-elect Donald Trump has privately encouraged Vivek Ramaswamy to consider an appointment to the US Senate seat recently vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance if offered the position by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
President-elect Donald Trump has privately encouraged Vivek Ramaswamy to consider an appointment to the US Senate seat recently vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance if offered the position by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, according to a source familiar with the discussions. Ramaswamy, a former biotech entrepreneur and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, already has been tapped by the president-elect to help lead the Department of Government Efficiency, an advisory board aimed at identifying cuts to the federal government. Ramaswamy’s preference would be to focus on his role with DOGE and to run for Ohio governor in 2026, according to the source, but he is open to the Senate position if “everyone wants” him to assume the seat. The encouragement by the president-elect comes as Ramaswamy met with DeWine, a Republican, over the weekend, according to a source familiar with the matter. “Neither Governor DeWine nor our office has commented on any possible candidates for the pending appointment,” DeWine’s press secretary, Dan Tierney, told CNN in a statement. Trump’s urging of Ramaswamy was first reported by The Washington Post. Politico first reported on the meeting between DeWine and Ramaswamy.
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