In a lengthy post on X in December, Ramaswamy waded into the political discussion on American versus foreign-born workers and railed against a culture that he said had misplaced priorities. “Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long (at least since the 90s and likely longer)” he wrote.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who was selected by Donald Trump to help establish the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), did not join Trump's team after his inauguration. Ramaswamy's exit from DOGE was confirmed hours after Trump became the 47th U.