Elon Musk puts $5 million behind Vivek Ramaswamy's run for governor after their abrupt DOGE split
Elon Musk has donated $5 million to a super PAC supporting Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio gubernatorial campaign. This financial backing follows the pair's high-profile, short-lived co-leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency.
Why it matters
The donation highlights the ongoing political influence of tech billionaires and the complex, evolving alliances within the Republican party.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were tapped to co-lead DOGE. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Elon Musk backed Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio gubernatorial run with a $5 million donation. Musk and Ramaswamy co-led DOGE before the latter abruptly stepped away. Reports cited clashes between the two, but Musk previously endorsed his gubernatorial run. Elon Musk is backing his former DOGE partner Vivek Ramaswamy's run for governor in Ohio. The SpaceX billionaire donated $5 million in May to a super PAC supporting Ramaswamy, according to a campaign finance filing published Wednesday. Musk and Ramaswamy, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 before withdrawing and backing Donald Trump , were tapped to co-lead the White House's Department of Government Efficiency.
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