As an outside consultant to President Donald Trump’s government efficiency advisory committee, James Fishback, the CEO of an investment firm, told NBC News on Tuesday that he is putting himself up to fill the hole left by Vivek Ramaswamy’s departure.
Shortly after Trump’s election in November, Ramaswamy joined the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, as a co-chair. He announced on Monday that he is departing to run for governor of Ohio.
“I feel like everything is very touch and go,” stated Fishback, a confidant of Ramaswamy and the CEO of the investment business Azoria. Vivek is someone I greatly admire. Additionally, I greatly admire the DOGE agenda. And if they still want to do that, I’m ready to take over.
It was believed that Ramaswamy, who made deregulation and finding innovative methods to reduce the federal workforce a key component of his presidential campaign, would concentrate on those concerns. Elon Musk, a tech entrepreneur and his co-chair, would devote his time to figuring out how to drastically reduce government spending. (Musk’s projections for the amount that the outside agency can successfully reduce down have been changed.)
According to Fishback, the regulatory aspect is crucial. I would be privileged to contribute to the revival of American prosperity, which is being impeded by the anti-growth bureaucracy. In order to accomplish this objective, I’m prepared to serve the nation and then collaborate with President Trump. It’s part of his plan.
A request for comment was not immediately answered by a DOGE representative.