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Vivek Ramaswamy announces Ohio Governor campaign in speech to Cincinnati-area community

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Entrepreneur-turned-politician and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy officially declared on Monday his intention to run for the Ohio governorship in 2026.



What happened: Ramaswamy announced his candidacy on Monday at a rally in Cincinnati, near his birthplace, stating, "I am honored to officially announce my candidacy to serve as the next Governor of Ohio."



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President Donald Trump endorsed Ramaswamy's bid late Monday night, calling his former GOP primary rival "something special" in a Truth social post.&nbsp;



"He will be a great Governor of Ohio, will never let you down, and has my complete and total endorsement," Trump added.



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Thank you President Trump. I'm truly honored to have your endorsement. We're behind you all the way &amp; we will Make Ohio Great Again! <a href="https://t.co/iKFB54ZUXw">pic.twitter.com/iKFB54ZUXw</a>&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href="https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1894220819900887510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Interestingly, Ramaswamy avoided mentioning the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, the ambitious federal cost-cutting initiative he briefly co-chaired with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.



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Why It Matters: Ramaswamy's exit from DOGE sparked rumors of tension with Musk. The governor hopeful stated he wanted <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/01/43378742/vivek-ramaswamy-clarifies-doge-exit-shifts-focus-to-ohio-governorship-bid-you-got-to-do-it-through-legislation">to pursue reform through elected office</a>, particularly at the state level.



Ramaswamy is a known Bitcoin BTC/USD advocate who believes the leading cryptocurrency could become a <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/02/43805107/vivek-ramaswamy-foresees-bitcoin-as-a-more-common-corporate-treasury-holding-as-era-of-easy-money-ends">popular corporate treasury holding</a> in the future.



During his run for the Republican presidential nomination, he favored <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/01/36637284/the-bitcoin-president-that-wasnt-what-the-crypto-community-is-saying-about-vivek-ramaswamy">treating most cryptocurrencies as commodities</a> and prioritized the protection of software developers and owner-operated digital wallets. He also started accepting Bitcoin payments for campaign donations.



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