'Vivek's net worth is $1.8 billion': Row over Ramaswamy promising to 'put money back in citizens’ pockets' if elected Ohio governor

Vivek Ramaswamy stirred a row over his Ohio governor bid after promising to "put money back in the pockets of American citizens" to tackle the state’s affordability crisis, despite his personal net worth of over $1.8 billion, according to Forbes.The Indian‑origin businessman and former DOGE executive said that Ohio needs to stop feeding the beast: "I mean, the bureaucracy's overgrown. I have never met a single American—left or right—in traveling my state [or] the country who said we need a little bit more red tape and bureaucracy. I've met a lot of Americans who understand we need a lot less. Stop feeding the beast. Put money back in your pockets, in the pockets of Americans. That's how you actually make America prosper. That's how you make our country more affordable. Get that done—we got our country back."